Word: berlins
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...handsome young man was an officer in the Imperial German Navy when war broke out. He was Count Alfred Niezyzhowski, known to the smarter Berlin set as "Al" or "Nizzy." He was not really a "Bosch,"but a fine gentleman from the Polish part of East Prussia; and his uncle, Baron Hengelmuller, Austrian Ambassador to the U. S., had long been the popular dean of the diplomatic corps at Washington...
...finished, however, the Crown Princess was unable to take over the present and had it deposited for safe-keeping in the vaults of the Deutsche Bank. A few weeks ago, the ex-Crown Princess tried to obtain possession of the present, but the matter was referred to the Berlin Council which, last week, split violently on whether the silverware should be handed over to the ex-Crown Princess, as the Monarchists wished, or be given to the Public Museum, as the Republicans wished. Nothing was decided. The 20th wedding anniversary of the ex-royal couple is likely, therefore...
...many years ago the famous wooden statue of Hindenburg was erected in Berlin, and nails by thousands were driven into it in sign of devotion. His lowering figure, his chop whiskers, and his massive jowels were known in every nation of the globe, hated, honored, or feared. To half the world he was the epitome of German militarism. The end of the war apparently had sealed his fame for unlike many of the opponent generals, he vanished swiftly into a fierce and definite retirement. There was neither reason nor opportunity for toppling him from his iron pedestal, and so Germany...
According to Berlin despatches, ex-Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm has completed a book, shortly to be published, entitled I Seek the Truth. It is allegedly an attempt to disprove the charge that Germany was responsible...
Arrived in Berlin Dr. Schreiber, Austrian Minister of Art and Culture. His presence gave rise to outbursts of Pan Germanism (union of Germany and Austria). The Austrian Minister was on a private visit, but he lost no opportunity to stress the common interests of the two countries. He described himself as a friend, not a foreigner...