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...English kings had their court pipers. Henry VIII was a notable bagpiper. Today in front of Buckingham Palace there parades in the morning the King's Piper. George V keenly enjoys the music, as did his grandmother, Queen Victoria, who kept two court pipers. One of them, Thomas O'Hannigan, went home one day after playing for Her Majesty and died of apoplexy...
Since the envelope was long, crisp, important, a flunky in tight breeches and silver braid carried it gingerly to the Chamberlain, Admiral Herr von Reuber Paschwitz. More in amaze than anger, the Admiral muttered "Dummkopf! Blockhead!" ripped, discovered the letter to be signed by Major Judson Hannigan (able morale developer, training camp inspirationalist, generous cup and counsel donor to promising rookies) 104th Infantry, Boston, Mass...
From the letter it appeared that Major Judson Hannigan hoped the onetime Kaiser Wilhelm would send an expression of felicitation to be read when there is unveiled at the Massachusetts State House a mural depicting the 104th Regiment's colors being decorated by the French Government. In urging this request, Captain Judson Hannigan wrote to Wilhelm of Doom...
Soon a letter sped from Doom to Major Judson Hannigan, whence it Cached newsgatherers last week: "Esteemed Major: I refuse to submit to the Emperor your communication of the 21st of March of this year, addressed to his Majesty, Emperor William II (not as you; in your remarkable ignorance of contemporary history, write 'the Third...