Word: munich
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...short time in the life insurance business, writing secretly at night. But he soon went to Italy for a year. On returning he became the editor of Sim-plicissimus (funny paper, now defunct). Buddenbrooks first appeared in 1901, when Mann was 26 years old. He now lives at Munich, is German correspondent for The Dial...
Prince Alban Lowenstein Wertheim Freudenberg was formerly a Captain in the Hanover Uhlans. General von Reichlin-Meldegg was formerly military commander of Ingolstadt, Bavaria. Both are now Franciscan monks, having taken the vow in Munich. The distinguishing characteristic of the Franciscan order is: Imitation of the public life of Christ, especially His poverty and simplicity- "A poor and scanty use of earthly goods." Their dress is brown robe with white girdle...
Died. Dr. Ernest Schweninger, 73, onetime personal physician to Chancellor Bismarck; at Munich. It is said he evolved a treatment which prevented Bismarck from growing...
...revolution may come from either the right or left wing," he went on, "but the probability is that it will come from the Monarchist party, which seems to be constantly growing in strength at the present moment. In Munich last summer the streets were constantly placarded with signs advocating and predicting the return of the royal house and the beginning of a war of revenge against France. It is true, on the other hand, that nothing that has happened since the armistice has so depressed the Germans as their defeat in the 'war of 1923' or the Rhine and Ruhr...
...Food conditions in Germany were acute even when I was over there last summer," said Professor Lord. "In Munich and Berlin even then it was a common sight to see crowds camping out all night in front of the butcher shops. The general feeling is that starvation is certain this winter. Conditions become worse every week. And of course the financial status of the country is ludicrous...