Word: austrians
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...Bennett Jr., a Democrat. Also begun by Governor Roosevelt to silence critics of Tammany corruption was an investigation of the lower courts of Manhattan & The Bronx by the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court. Appointed as referee was Justice Samuel Seabury, longtime Tammany foe. Referee Seabury named small, Austrian-born Isidor Jacob Kresel, 52, to be special counsel for this inquiry. Lawyer Kresel has had ample experience in dealing with unsavory situations. Graduated from Columbia in 1900, he has been assistant district attorney for New York County, helped impeach Governor William Sulzer (1913), has probed insurance irregularities, meat packers...
...Austria the Fascist party (Heim-wehr) of Prince Ernst Rudiger von Star-hernberg, trounced at the last election (TIME, Nov. 17), failed last week to make good their threat to seize the State by armed power. Amid perfect calm Dr. Otto Ender, one more henchman of Austrian boss-politician Monsignor Ignaz Seipel, assumed the Chancellorship. He did not reappoint sword-rattling Prince von Starhemberg to His Highness' former post of Minister of Interior, appointed no Fascist whatever...
...last two Austrian chancellors are in the new Cabinet: 1) Dr. Karl Vaugoin (Seipel disciple. Chancellor during October & November) as Minister of War; 2) Dr. Johann Schober (no Seipel disciple, creator of the Austrian Republic's efficient...
...Great Britain and Ireland, who married the Kaiser's daughter Victoria Louise in Berlin in 1913. He was forced to abdicate from the Duchy of Brunswick in 1918, has long been reputed one of the richest men in Germany, still maintains a sort of royal court in the Austrian province of Styria. Maintaining a private court runs into big money. Last year H. ex-R. H. announced that the Guelph treasure was for sale. The city of Hanover attempted to buy it, was unable to raise the money. The Duke of Brunswick, descendant of the Popes' most zealous...
...associated won 66 seats, seven less than at the last election. In contrast to this meagre Fascist showing, the old guard Socialist Party of Austria, the Social Democrats, won 72 seats, one more than they held in the last Parliament. Finally the party groups aligned under grand old Austrian State Police Chief Johann Schober, whom the Catholic-Heimwehr forces ousted as Prime Minister six weeks ago (TIME, Oct. 6) won 19 seats, the chamber totaling...