Palace fixtures fetch huge sums at Hamilton sale
Hamilton Palace in Lanarkshire, seat of the late Duke of Hamilton, is being dismantled and auctioned. Paintings and furnishings fetch high prices, totaling the equivalent of about 1.28 million dollars. The Romney painting Beckworth Children leads at 260000, with panelling and oak pieces selling for tens of thousands. The marble staircase remains unsold as auctions close.
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Duke of Hamilton
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Historic palace faces structural decay and 1820s portico reuse
The narration recalls a historic palace built 1822 1829 famed for a mono lith Corinthian portico copied from Rome's temple of Vespasian. Time has corroded the foundations prompting dismantling of the historic edifice while unrelated ads mention PAZO OINTMENT and metal weather stripes.
Federal search for soldiers' children in Iowa
Federal war risk officials began a statewide search for two young children of Vivian Hicks a Cedar Rapids soldier killed in 1917 to deliver ten thousand dollars in insurance and fifteen dollars a month in compensation. The children were infants when their father 26 went to war and their mother is dead. They were taken in by Mrs Thomas Larue who has left the city.
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Vivian Hicks
Socialist Alderman Peck Arrested for Lever Act Violations
Davenport Ill Dec 12 Socialist Alderman George J Peck was arrested by U S Marshal Kinney for alleged Lever act violations. He spent the night in the county jail and may face a preliminary hearing. Officials consider revoking his soft drink and pool room license amid calls for his ouster from the council.
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George J. Peck
United States
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Peck
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Major Johnson
Firet
Elty
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