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...Ducal Palace in Venice, one of the most famous buildings in that city, is to become the property of the municipality following a decision of the Cabinet. At present the building is the property of the Italian Government and the decision to cede it to Venice was made "in keeping with the ancient Character of the building and its place in the history of the Republic* and Venice...
...Kelimas, acting Foreign Minister, says that the Lithuanian Government will never cede Poland free navigation rights on the river Memel...
Senator Medill McCormick, cadaverous-looking publisher of the " World's Greatest Newspaper " (Chicago Tribune), will be unhappy until America is possessed of the British West Indies and is dispossessed of the Philippines. He wanted Secretary Mellon to insist that Great Britain cede the West Indies as part of the debt settlement. The Secretary, who is certainly richer and possibly as powerful as the publisher, did nothing of the kind. The publisher then proposed that the two island realms be " swapped...
...also a marked tendency to rush the slides and hang at the full reach is noticeable. The crew has lately been greatly strengthened by the return of Bullard to 6, Atkinson being moved back to 2 to replace Champollion, but yesterday Campbell at 3 was ill and obliged to cede his place to Merritt. It is uncertain whether his illness will prevent him from rowing in the race on Friday. The present order is: Stroke, Brownell (capt.); 7, Goodell; 6, Bullard; 5, Platt; 4, R. Lawrence; 3, Merritt; 2, Atkinson; bow, Morris; cox., Jackson...
...United States with the islands of the Pacific and with China, and that the Filipinos would never be capable of self-government. The Freshmen were unable to refute these claims satisfactorily, and rested their case on the claim that it was best for the United States to cede the Philippines to Germany. The Sophomores overthrew both the advisability and the possibility of this...