Word: caroled
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...reported to have been greatly angered when informed that M. Bratino had dared to open it. Also, he was alleged to have with him a photostat of a document signed by his late father, King Ferdinand, in which it is said that the monarch advised M. Bratiano to recall Carol if he showed signs of being worthy of trust...
...occupied by troops, numerous arrests were made, the frontiers were closed, telephone and telegraph services were suspended and the censorship was tightened. Newspapers reverted to their old custom of leaving blank spaces in their columns in place of news forbidden by the censors, no mention of the name of Carol, either orally or in writing, being permitted. Still, despite repeated official denials, a fierce agitation, centering about Carol's return, was reported to be growing...
Robbery. The scene shifts to Paris, where, at No. 126 Boulevard Bineau, Neuilly, onetime Crown Prince Carol resides. Just last week the Prince came home from his newly purchased villa in the Orne Valley to discover that two weeks ago a considerable amount of his correspondence had been stolen. The fact that money and jewelry had not been touched argued a political theft, and it was assumed in diplomatic circles that the Rumanian Consulate knew more about the stealing than it was willing to confess...
...appeared that Carol's valet, knowing his master's fiery temper, had concealed all knowledge of the theft. He had, two weeks previously, he said, been accosted on the street by an extraordinarily goodlooking young woman. She had invited him to dine and presumably to wine. He accepted the invitation. . . . Next morning, the valet continued, he woke up with a bad headache to discover that the correspondence, including his own, was gone. His letters were subsequently returned, except one which contained the names of people who had visited the Prince at his Orne Villa...
...also said that the Rumanian government had politically and officially hinted to the Government of France that it would be glad if Prince Carol were removed from French soil, pointing out that it was anomalous for the Republic to harbor a Prince who was plotting against a friendly state...