Word: gustaf
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...stops most of the world's automobiles (Bendix Drive, Mechanical Four-Wheel Brakes), gave to Swedish Explorer Sven Anders Hedin $135,000 with which to proceed to China, draw plans of two ancient Lama temples and buy their trappings. Last week Mr. Bendix was thanked by King Gustaf of Sweden for one of these temples which he had given to Stockholm. It will cost some $65,000, will be erected by Explorer Hedin, who will assemble the other one, also at Bendix expense, in Chicago. Purpose: ornamental, not religious...
Prince Karl spoke a little hastily in calling the exiles "new citizens." All of them were born in Russia. By Swedish law five years' residence is necessary before an alien can become naturalized. Last week enthusiastic Swedes appealed to King Gustaf V, hoped that he would intervene specially in their behalf. Meanwhile the Gammal-Svenksby exiles were being temporarily quartered in artillery barracks at JÖnkÖping, focus of the Swedish match industry. Minister of Agriculture Johan Bernhard Johansson was making arrangements to establish small farm holdings for them in provinces where big estates are being split...
...club for artists, dramatists, musicians, authors and persons appreciative of the arts. Among the membership of 2000 are David S. Jordan, Lieutenant-General Hunter Liggett, John Masefield, Edwin Markham, E. H. Sothern, William Howard Taft, David Warfield, Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Ignace Paderewski. Honorary members include Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden: Sir Hubert Brand. Rear Admiral, British Navy; Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University. On the Russian River, near Monte Rio, is located Bohemian Grove, where Bohemians gather each summer. On the August Saturday night nearest the full moon they give a play. The 1929 play, A Guest...
...Minister James Ramsay MacDonald to the U. S. (see 11), the British press was most concerned last week with the annually recurring rumor of Edward of Wales's engagement. On this occasion the reigning favorite was Princess Ingrid of Sweden, 19, daughter of Sweden's Crown Prince, Gustaf Adolf. With nothing more concrete to go on than the fact that Princess Ingrid was visiting England for a month, that Edward of Wales's 35th birthday was imminent, that he once said that he would marry when he was 35, matchmaking editors embroidered and elaborated the story...
...Seigle succeeds H. E. Manville, who resigned from Board Chairmanship. Mr. Manville's daughter, Estelle Romaine Manville, recently (TIME, Dec. 10) married Count Folke Bernadotte, nephew of King Gustaf of Sweden...