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...barrister by profession, and on the following day he lost no time in filing a suit against the proprietor of the cararet for evicting him and against the barman for refusing to serve him with drinks. No sooner had the Prince's suit been filed than Maître Moro Giafferi, most famous of all French lawyers, offered his services to the Prince. Maître Giafferi defended Caillaux, Landru (the French Bluebeard) and Mme. Bessarabe...
...people in this country realize the enormous European reputation of General Wood. His work in Cuba, in the Moro provinces, in the Philippines, have caused him to be regarded abroad as one of the foremost administrators of the world. As an example of this European reputation, Lord Cromer, the famous administrator of Egypt, once remarked that he wished Leonard Wood might be appointed Governor of Egypt...
From May, 1905, to June, 1908, Colonel Shannon served in the Philippine Islands, and from 1911 to 1914 took part in several expeditions against the hostile Moros in Mindanao. He was present at the assault and capture of the famous Moro stronghold at Bud Dajo. On September 2, 1908, he was married to Miss Imogene Hoyle, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel (now Brigadier-General) Eli D. Hoyle. He served in Mexico with the Villa Punitive Expedition from March, 1916, to February, 1917, and was selected by General Pershing to command the famous Apache Indian Scouts. Soon after his return from Mexico...
From a friend of the Museum, "Diana" by Tintoretto; and a portrait by Antonio Moro...
...transition to the art of the third period, there are two striking portraits of Senor and Senora del Rio, by Antonio Moro; and finally, the art of the 17th century shown by the great master of the period, Peter Paul Rubens, by whom there are two paintings in the exhibition. To illustrate Van Dyck, the Museum has on exhibition its well-known "Portrait of Nicolas Triest...