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Died. "Prince" Serge Mdivani, 33, eldest of the three "Marrying Mdivanis"; onetime husband of Cinemactress Pola Negri, Opera Singer Mary McCormic; near Palm Beach, when his polo pony fell, kicked in his head. On the sidelines was his bride of a month, Louise Astor Van Alen Mdivani, onetime wife of Brother Alexis Mdivani, Heiress Barbara Hutton's first husband, who was killed seven months ago in an automobile crack-up near Gerona, Spain (TIME...
...Passed a motion urging "better technical education" for British children after an uproarious, free-for-all in which Lady Astor began by saying that it would have been better for her if she had been put to some useful work at the age of 8. She finally skipped out of the House calling back over her Conservative shoulder, "There is not a single Labor member who would not go into the House of Lords if he had the chance...
...work. He did innumerable color pictures for the Ladies' Home Journal and covers for Collier's, illustrated many a children's book. One of the best known barroom murals in the U. S. is his work. At the turn of the century John Jacob Astor commissioned Artist Parrish to paint a picture of Old King Cole for his Hotel Knickerbocker. The panel, 28 feet long, showing the pipe, the bowl, the fiddlers three, was the wonder of Times Square for nearly 20 years. Last autumn it reappeared in the St. Regis King Cole Room. In addition Maxfield...
Married. "Prince" Serge Mdivani, sleekest of Russia's "Marrying Mdivanis," divorced husband of Cinemactress Pola Negri, Songstress Mary McCormic; and his ex-sister-in-law, "Princess" Louise Astor Van Men Mdivani, wealthy Manhattan socialite, onetime wife of the late "Prince" Alexis Mdivani; in Palm Beach...
...months after he set to work at $25 a week in the Manhattan office of International Mercantile Marine Co. (TIME, April 1) John Jacob Astor III quit his job, was reported displeased with the shipping business as a career...