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...which as President of France he would freely speak his mind. Ordinarily the President is supposed to be hyperneutral about everything, but he is allowed to have one final fling. Appropriately last week this fling was made in a gambling house, the famed Palais de la Méditerranée built at Nice by Frank Jay Gould of Paris and New York, dedicated to Opera, Art and Baccarat. Because the restaurant of the Palais is one of the best in Europe it was chosen as the scene of a gala banquet to M. Doumergue (no mean gourmet) tendered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Delightful Presents | 4/20/1931 | See Source »

Electrification of railways in the South is progressing rapidly. It is expected that the entire main line of the Paris-Lyon-Méditerranéen Railway stretching from Paris to Ventimiglia on the Italian frontier will be electrified next year. It is said that France will have, in fifteen years, the finest railway system in Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Electrified Railways | 7/2/1923 | See Source »

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