Word: xix
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...many reasons, but rarely do man and wife separate because of a father-in-law's politics. Ethiopians, however, are different, and last week from his self-exile in Jerusalem the thin-faced, kinky-haired son of Haile Selassie, Crown Prince Asfa Wassan, wrote to Patriarch Amba Yoannes XIX of the Coptic Church, in Cairo, petitioning this venerable prelate for a divorce from Princess Holata-Israel, daughter of his father's most powerful chieftain, Ras Seyoum, who capitulated to the Italian invaders during their campaign...
...Minister. In League Secretariat circles everyone believes Mr. Chamberlain wants to have eliminated from the League Covenant its three most vital articles: Article X under which League States guarantee each other's territorial integrity and independence; Article XVI under which Sanctions are adopted against an aggressor; and Article XIX in which provision is made for revision under League auspices of treaties. If these articles were scrapped, the United Kingdom could take an aloof attitude toward war on the Continent, whereas today her obligations under the Covenant make this impossible, and such aloofness would be the first prerequisite for Britain...
Three years ago seven monks of the monastery of Deir-el-Moharrak, on the edge of the desert near Assiut, rebelled because they received only $1.50 per month for pocket money. Bearded Auba Yoanes XIX, Patriarch of Egypt's ancient Coptic Church, excommunicated the seven, then pardoned them while their abbot raised their allowance to $7.50 per month. On this the monks grew merrier & merrier, saving up their money for uproarious nights in nearby Bedouin and Moslem villages. Such a nuisance became the Copts that the villagers told Abbot Sidarous to keep his men at home, else they would...
...sane view of the situation demonstrates that New England has lost the differential advantages which made it the textile center of the new world during the XIX century. Water power, favorable climatic conditions, a plentiful supply of labor, and aggressive management were the secrets of her continued dominance in the manufacturing field. But since the opening of the century, the South has begun to establish its own mills. Cheap labor, plentiful coal, and proximity to the sources of raw material give it insuperable advantages over the northern area. Under such conditions the frantic speeches of Gov. Curley and the curses...
...organ recitals in the Memorial Church by Arthur M. Phelps, choirmaster of the Cathedral of St. Paul in Boston, will be given Thursday evening, July 27, at 7.15 o'clock. Mrs. Louise Serra Hollister, violinist, will assist. The program, which will last for approximately one-half hour, follows: Psalm XIX--Marcello (Mr. Phelps), Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring--Bach (Mrs. Hollister), Toccata and Fugue in D Minor--Bach (Mr. Phelps), Un Bateau--Debussy (Mrs. Hollister), Suite Gothique Choral-Introduction, Minuet, Priere, Toccata.--Boellmann (Mr. Phelps...