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Died. Professor Francis Ysidro Edgeworth, 81, noted statistician, Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at Oxford, contributor of the article on "Probability" to the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica; at Oxford, England...
...rich U. S. citizens who have tried to buy objects from the collection of Achillito Chiesa of Milan. Chiesa before the War acquired a great gallery of pre-Renaissance painting, including a triptych by Orcagna, a picture each of Simone, Martini and Bellini, 1,200 other paintings of the 11th to 16th Centuries, early enamels, ivories, textiles, furniture, porcelain, faience, majolica. He bought Correggio's Holy Family, Filippino Lippi's most celebrated Madonna and Child, works by Duerer, Van Cleff, Mabuse, Van Dyck. Unfortunately, Collector Chiesa's funds were not inexhaustible. He ordered more than he could...
...California. William Randolph has made a great many more millions, out of paper and ink, but he has had no great success as a politician. In 1896 and 1900 he backed Bryan. In 1902 he took boss Croker's nomination from Tammany and was elected to Congress from the 11th New York District. He served two terms (four years) and it has been said that he did not appear in Congress more than 25 times. In 1904 he wanted the Democratic Presidential nomination and was reported to have backed his pretentions heavily with cash, but failed...
...Record: 1) 1915-Conquered Galicia and its oil fields for Austria. As commander of the 11th German Army Corps, campaigned against and forced the abandonment to Germany of Warsaw and all Russian Poland. Transferred to the Serbian front, destroyed Serbia as a War factor and opened the road along which Germany poured munitions into Turkey. 2) 1916-Commanding the 9th and 11th Army Corps, operated successfully against Rumania, putting Rumanian resources of wheat and oil at Germany's disposal. 3) 1917-Directed the Teutonic offensive against Russia, which opened the way to the Black Sea on the collapse...
...generally bruited that the man appointed administrator for the 7th District, Virginia, is thanking C. Bascom Slemp, former Secretary to President Coolidge, for the job; that the administrator for the 11th District, Kentucky, is thanking Senator Ernst; that the administrator for the 12th District, Ohio, is thanking Senator Will that in short, a score of politicians are receiving thanks from the new administrators...