Word: sovereignity
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...King George's younger sister who died Jan. 4, 1931. The one before that was Edward VII's elder sister, the Empress Frederick of Germany, mother of Wilhelm II. The title, to which Princess Mary has every right, is traditionally given to the eldest daughter of the sovereign whenever a vacancy arises. Not mentioned in the honors list (as usual) was Princess Mary's lanky husband, the Earl of Harewood, who has for years dearly longed to be made a duke...
...Christmas march from the Catalonian province, and the "Christmas Carol of the Pifferari," a Neapolitan air. The other carols, which have not been sung recently are "Glory to God in the Highest," by Pergolist; "The Five Lesser Joys of Mary," by Warlock, "Upon My Lap My Sovereign Sits," by Pierson; "Christmas Bells," by Osgood; and "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence," by Gustay Holat...
...jolly Christmas march from the Catalonian province, and the "Christmas Carol of the Pifferarl", a Neapolitan air. Of the carols that have not been done recently are "Glory to God in the Highest", by Pergolisi, "The Five Lesser Joys of Mary", by Warlock, "Upon Mr Lap My Sovereign Sits", by Person, "Christmas Bells", by Osgood, and "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence", by Gustav Holst...
...Exalted Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad was not present, it being an old Hyderabad tradition that "the Sovereign is too precious to his people ever to leave India." Actually the stingy Nizam, said to possess a miser's horde of $500,000,000 in gold apart from other wealth totaling $2,000,000,000, is not exactly his people's joy, much less that of his ministers. One of these harassed statesmen, when asked, "Why do you always arrive at the Palace in a Ford?" replied, "I am afraid that His Exalted Highness might consider my Rolls Royce a present...
Citizens of many a State and city went to the polls last week to record in off-year elections their respective sovereign wills. Most significant results...