Foreign News: Parliament Opened

Momentously the Queen-Empress was indisposed. She was stricken last week, as was Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, with a stay-a-bed cold. Therefore two records were set: 1) Mrs. Coolidge, for the first time in her husband's administration, absented herself from a White House social function; and 2) Queen-Empress Mary, for the first time in her consort's reign, did not accompany His Majesty when he rode forth to open Parliament.

Royal Ride. Fairytalewise the State Coach of gold and glass drew up at the portal of Buckingham Palace. The eight superb, matched horses champed their...

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