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...Brandenburg Gate-through which, during the Imperial regime, only the Kaiser could pass-went the long company of ad mourners. The tense excitement cf the populace was severe and the involuntary surge of the crowd as it tried to prolong its last look at the majesty of the funeral pomp caused women to shriek and faint. (U. S. newspapers attributed this erroneously to "the bursting of emotion pent up beyond endurance." Berlin crowds, as is well known, are not so hysterical...
...Heidelberg is occupied by French troops, the funeral procession was deprived of any military pomp. A vast crowd of notables, who had arrived in 43 special trains, formed a long and impressive queue of mourners. Among them were Frau Ebert, two Fraulein Ebert, Ebert's only son, a brother and a sister, Chancellor Luther, Reichstag President Lobe, ex-Chancellor Marx...
...scene. But these were only the comedy relief. Copey began to read. Bless us! what sonorous organ-tones rolled out of that little body seated in the swivel chair. And what was the witchcraft that he used? Vanished worlds arose from the graves of time to live again in pomp and pageantry. Homer's heroes exchanged ringing blows on the windy plains of Troy. Armored knights spurred in quest of the Holy Grail. Lear went raving over the heath. A tramp steamer careened across the Indian Ocean shearing spray off her bows, and the dawn came up like thunder...
...Miracle of the Wolves. France has at last challenged for foreign cinema honors. With immense pomp, with money said to have been furnished by the French Government, the people of Paris have started turning out a series of historical pictures. Call it propaganda if you will. They expect to sell it to the world under the admission wicket...
...Without pomp or panopoly, the second session of the present Parliament was opened...