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Later, said Doctor Garabedian, Ras Taffari came to him, said the Empress, only remaining obstacle to the throne, needed medical attention. Doctor Garabedian would not undertake the case. Thereafter, claimed Doctor Garabedian, life was a series of subtle plots against his life, falsified political charges, unjust sentences. Last fortnight, he escaped from Abyssinia and Ras Taffari's evil eye, all the way to Geneva, Switzerland. Immediately he went to the International Labor Bureau, sued for $120,000 for persecution, broken health...
...could really claim was, affectionate or derisive, "General Crack." Aside from legitimacy there was only one thing that he wanted, and that the hand of Leopold's fiancee, fair Eleanora. In return he promised to vanquish the enemies of the empire, and establish Leopold on the imperial throne...
Soon after thus displaying firmness, the National Assembly warmed to rousing, unanimous support of a measure definitely fixing the succession to the Throne upon the eldest son of Their Majesties, H. R. H. Prince Rahmatullah...
...bridegroom should trespass into the church itself, it was roped off. But ropes were quickly lowered to facilitate the exit from the Church of a Most Catholic wedding guest, Her Royal Highness, Marguerite de MacMahon, Duchesse de Magenta, nee Princesse d'Orleans, sister of the Pretender to the Throne of France. Apparently the Princess had blundered into the Church, looking for the wedding, which she later attended in the Vestry...
...Wrote its Priest-Editor: "A recent photograph of Her Royal Highness shows her seated, with the skirt somewhat above the knees. The radiant beauty of the Princess aroused sufficient admiration in itself without the addition of such a piece of trivial daring. The example coming from the throne, or even the steps of the throne, is the most substantial bar that can be opposed to shameless fashions...