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Died. Count Yasukata Oku, 84, Japanese soldier-patriarch, commander of the Emperor's 2nd Army in the Russo-Japa-nese War; after long illness of bronchial catarrh, at his home in Tokyo. Born a Commoner, his war services won him the titles of Baron and Count, First Class of the Order of the Golden Kite, Japan's Highest military award. He was made Field Marshal...
...present Queen Marie of Jugoslavia. If, after giving King Ferdinand these four children, Her Majesty then gave Prince Babu Stirbey her last and youngest child. Princess Ileana, is that anyone's business but her own? In Rumania it is not. In Rumania the sanctity of the orthodox patriarch of the National Church, His Holiness Miron Cristea, is not held to be impaired by his national reputation as a onetime roue...
...Patriarch Miron Cristea drew nigh, his snowy hair surmounted by a Byzantine crown of massy gold, his right hand grasping the apostolic staff. Carol will not be crowned until next autumn. In a firm voice he read his Kingly oath, kissed the cross extended by the crowned patriarch, and, with tears on his cheeks spoke thus: "In keeping with the words of the gospel, I do not wish death to those who sinned against me, but I rejoice over every one who returns to the fold from which he never should have strayed...
Johns Hopkins students long ago took a cue from Dr. Osler and nicknamed their school "St. Johns." Their patriarch they nicknamed "Popsy." They love him for defending them at faculty meetings after they have run amuck. They have affectionate stories about him. Example...
...resignation, he took up the Presidency of Princeton Theological Seminary. In 1913 he went into retirement in Bermuda where he was born 87 years ago and whither he returned still a British subject. Holidaying Princetonians go to see him, shake his thin hand. They must stand very close because Patriarch Patton is going blind...