Word: premieres
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Secretary of State Henry Lewis Stimson and other U. S. delegates to the London Naval Conference to talk Japan's delegates out of their demands for large submarine tonnage. With nice new bags and trunks ceremoniously packed by his wife who remained behind in Tokyo, onetime Japanese Premier Reijiro Wakatsuki had brought his delegation to Washington for a brief diplomatic visit on the way to London. To his suburban home, Woodley, Statesman Stimson invited Delegates Wakatsuki and Takarabe, there with U. S. Delegate Morrow, discussed naval matters with them for 150 minutes. Not to embarrass the Japanese with...
...gist of the conference's opinion was expressed in a report published after their conference: "The publishers are in possession of no facts that lead them to believe that an increase [in newsprint price] is warranted on an economic basis." From Toronto came a report, quickly denied by Premier Taschereau, that the price-rise policy would be reconsidered by Canada's pulpsters...
...funneled Italian freighter steamed into Gravesend, England, last week and tied up safely at its pier. Flags on other craft dipped a salute, sirens screamed. In London a relieved Lady Chamberlain telegraphed to Premier Mussolini that his ship was safe...
...then Foreign Secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain, had an idea for a great Italian Art exhibition to be held in London. She formed a committee on which were art wise Sir Joseph Duveen, Roger Fry, Viscount Lascelles (Princess Mary's husband), Sir William Llewellyn. They wrote a letter to Premier Mussolini who became interested, put Dr. Modigliani in charge of a committee...
Later Lady Chamberlain went to Rome to discuss plans with the Premier, to get his official consent to remove the pictures. In Germanv she enlisted the aid of then Chancellor Stresemann, in Spain she talked with King Alfonso. Sir Joseph Duveen arranged for U. S. loans...