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Among the coins of the post-conquest period before 1272 is one of Prince Henry, Earl of Northumberland. He was the son of David I and great grandson of the Duncan who has a prominent part in Shakespeare's tragedy, "Macbeth...
...Smithsonian Institution, established in Washington 84 years ago through a $508,000 legacy from the illegitimate son of the first Duke of Northumberland, for "the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men," is governed by a chancellor and a board of regents. The chancellor is always the Chief Justice of the U. S. In addition to three Senators and three Representatives, the board of regents is composed of six citizens, most honorable and learned. Such a citizen board member was Charles Evans Hughes until his appointment as Chief Justice automatically advanced him to the Smithsonian chancellorship...
...determined that we shall not allow technical points to override great public issues involved in our being able to come to a settlement." Loyal Help: Over 15 million dollars was to have been spent on building the war boats postponed by Britain last week- namely the cruisers Surrey and Northumberland, the submarine "mother ship" Maidstone, and two submarines. Thousands of workmen will have to be taken off these well-paying jobs. They are unionized, potent. Last week the Labor party's Ramsay MacDonald simply dared not throw too many shipyard constituents out of work. Therefore his speech contained this...
...Grace the Duke of Northumberland has good reason to remember that Benjamin ("Ben") Tillett once said: "So Percy* don't approve of the dole,? don't he? Why his dole for doing nothing is £20,000 ($97,200) a week...
Died. Sir George Otto Trevelyan, 90, famed British statesman and historian (Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay, The American Revolution), onetime member of the Gladstone Cabinet, nephew of Thomas Babington Macaulay; after a critical illness, in Northumberland, England...