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...65th Congress in 1917 set forth a modest proposal for prohibiting the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes. The proposal was subsequently adopted as a part of the U. S. Constitution. But it is doubtful whether members of the 65th Congress would have recognized their proposal as explained last week by Hudson Maxim before the Free Thinkers Society of New York...
News was received that Prince John II of Liechtenstein recently celebrated the 65th year of his reign. According to reports from Austrian sources, all school children in the Principality received a ration of white bread and a dish of sausages to celebrate the occasion. The Prince, who spends a good deal of his time in Vienna, made a practical contribution of 10,000 Swiss francs ($1,728) toward the building of a fifth bridge over the Rhine, which divides Liechtenstein from Switzerland. Prince John, aged 83, ascended the throne of Liechtenstein on Nov. 12, 1858, when...
...Right Hon. Andrew Bonar is in his 65th year and is a native of New Brunswick, Newfoundland. His political career started in 1900 when he was elected a member of Parliament for the Blackfriars Division of Glasgow. In business he was connected with the firms of William Kidston & Sons and William Jacks & Co., both iron merchants of Glasgow. He was also Chairman of the Glasgow Iron Trade Association...
Vincent Astor: " I purchased a store-and-studio building at Madison Avenue and 65th Street, Manhattan. Of recent years my family has been more conspicuous in selling than in buying real estate...
Yesterday was the 65th anniversary of the founding of the old Harvard Union. It was enthusiastically celebrated after the business meeting...