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...Crown Prince Christian Frederick ushered the Cossacks, now weeping, from the presence of his great-aunt. Two royal footmen wheeled her from the room, carried her chair upstairs. Still she was dry-eyed, though seemingly much moved...
...days later, at Christie's famed London auction room, the Imperial Russian nuptial crown- composed of double rows of brilliants, surmounted by a diamond cross-was placed on sale by the Soviet Government, hawked, cried up from an initial bid of $25,000, auctioned off at last to a Parisian jeweler, M. Founess...
Other imperial gems went for as little as $290, paid for a garnet necklace with bracelets to match, on which bidding started at $25. Total sales reached $402,800. A single 48-carat oval diamond brought $57,000. The major "Crown Jewels" of the Tsars (TIME, Dec. 27) still remain, of course, in Russia, guarded day and night by soldiers in tight uniforms buttoning up the back and without cuffs or pockets...
...crown the anti-Yaqui campaign of the week, came news that War Minister Amaro was seriously wounded by a reputed Yaqui sniper near Ocotlan- though in other despatches he who sniped was said to be a mutinied Mexican trooper...
...Swanfelt '30 will vie for honors. The 158 pound division wil be represented by Carl Corson '28, C. L. Rankin '30, L. C. Reynolds '30 and Joseph Solano '30 Either H. J. Kaufman '29 or T. R. Mamud '26 will be awarded the 175 pound crown and the Unlimited award will go to either W. H. Epnis '27, R. J. Wallace '28, or E. McCullis...