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Minister of Health Neville Chamberlain (brother of Sir Austen) vigorously attacked a resolution moved by Dr. E. Graham Little (Senior Physician of the East London Hospital for Children), in which it was demanded that an "authoritative inquiry be made into the whole position of irregular practitioners" (chiropractors, osteopaths, "bone setters...
...present bone of contention. Judge McCamant has done two memorable things in his life. The first was to nominate Calvin Coolidge for vice-president, and the second to characterize Theodore Roosevelt as un-American in the presence of a senatorial committee. This interesting opinion was drawn from him by Hiram Johnson, who has never liked the Judge since the latter violated his pledge to support him at the Cleveland Convention. The California senator chortling with glee at the result of his cross-examination, then glanced significantly at his colleagues. And their subsequent decision proved to Mr. McCamant that his denunciation...
...diamonds. A diamond stomacher twinkled on the jet black gown which she had donned in mourning for Queen Alexandra. Close beside the throne stood the Marquis of Salisbury, holding the great Sword of State. Since the Prince of Wales was unable to appear on account of his fractured collar bone (TIME, Feb. 8), his brother, the Duke of York, took up his station slightly to the left of the throne. The Keeper of His Majesty's Privy Purse, the Gentlemen Usher of the Black Rod, the First Lady of the Bedchamber and many another took their places. As the King...
Edward of Wales endured with a jaunty good humor last week the elaborate bandage which holds his bruised arm and side in such a way as to prevent strain upon his fractured collar bone (TIME, Feb. 8). Since the bandage would have made it awkward for him to attend the King in full court regalia (see "Parliament Opens") he slipped off to his hunting centre at Melton Mowbray and amused himself among the peasantry on his estates...
...suddenly pulled up as his horse showed signs of refusing to take the jump. Not so Edward of Wales. He crouched low, urged his mount to clear the first ditch and the hedge?was thrown heavily as his horse fell into the second ditch?fractured his left collar bone...