| Le Funi - May 03, 1925 |
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Small and Big Facts of the Week - The Soviets refuse to participate in the arms trade conference. - Five hundred thousand francs worth of jewelry are stolen from a traveler in a Monte Carlo hotel. - The Porte de Bretagne in Péronne is listed as a historic monument. - The Duke of Brabant leaves for the Congo. - Tornadoes wreak havoc in the United States. - A 400,000-ton mass of earth moves to Norway. - In Saint-Étienne, a fire destroys a large timber depot. - Edouard Herriot is elected President of the Chamber. - The American airship "Los Angeles" goes to Bermuda with 56 people on board. - A fire destroys the stage of the "Alhambra" music hall. - In Belgium, Catholics and liberals refuse to collaborate with the Socialist ministry. - Mr. Clément Ader, the father of aviation, has just lost his wife. - While passing through Paris, the King and Queen of England place a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. - On Rue Danrémont, a gang of communists fire sixteen revolver shots at members of the League of Patriots, killing three. - Lieutenant Thoret, along with a passenger, holds the plane in the air, propeller stalled, for more than three hours. - English taxpayers will soon be relieved of their taxes. - In America, the French champion Mascart is disqualified for a dirty trick in a match against Al. Corbett. - Between Liverdun and Frouard, a shot is fired by a worker into a first-class train car. - A jewelry store is looted in Noisy-le-Sec by nighttime robbers. - The ocean liner "Alba" arrives in Bordeaux with 140 Black people who will form the "Negro Village" at the Decorative Arts Exhibition. - The President of the Portuguese Republic resigns. - Hindenburg is elected President of the Reich. - One dead and several injured in Guadeloupe following an election rally. - Amateur boxer Woillard is assassinated on Boulevard de la Villette. - Sick and destitute, two married couples living on Place du Maine commit suicide. ![]() |
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