Foreign News: riviani Faints

Rene Viviani, former Premier of France, fainted in court from overwork.

Noting that he looked fatigued, the judge asked him if he cared to rest for a few moments. Viviani did not reply, but gazed vacantly around the court and suddenly fell over his desk.

René Viviani, lawyer, is 60 years of age. He was Premier when war was declared in August, 1914. A year later he resigned in order to facilitate the formation of a coalition government. Early last year he retired from official life to return to his legal practice. His book, As...

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