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April 14, 1925

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OSLER, OIL WITNESS, RETURNS TO TORONTO; But Owen J. Roberts Says It Is Too Late to Question Him on Teapot Dome Bond Deal. O'NEIL QUITS INSTITUTE Official Wanted in Sinclair Case, Now in France, Resigns From Petroleum Board.

By Special to The New York Times

TORONTO, April 13. -- H.S. Osler, K.C., whose evidence was so much sought by the United States Government in connection with the Teapot Dome suit, has arrived back in Toronto. He has thoroughly recovered from the illness which attacked him while on his hunting trip to Northern Africa. For a time he was in a hospital in London.

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Notable Births

Abel Muzorewa

1925Abel Muzorewa, Zimbabwean minister and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (died 2010)[†]

Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa, also commonly referred to as Bishop Muzorewa, was a Zimbabwean bishop and politician who served as the first and only Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia from the Internal Settlement to the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979. A United Methodist Church bishop and nationalist leader, he held office for less than a year.

Rod Steiger

1925Rod Steiger, American soldier and actor (died 2002)[†]

Rodney Stephen Steiger was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. Ranked as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars", he is closely associated with the art of method acting, embodying the characters he played, which at times led to clashes with directors and co-stars. He starred as Marlon Brando's mobster brother Charley in On the Waterfront (1954), the title character Sol Nazerman in The Pawnbroker (1964) which won him the Silver Bear for Best Actor, and as police chief Bill Gillespie opposite Sidney Poitier in the film In the Heat of the Night (1967) which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Notable Deaths

John Singer Sargent

1925John Singer Sargent, American painter (born 1856)[†]

John Singer Sargent was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian-era luxury. He created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. His oeuvre documents worldwide travel, from Venice to the Tyrol, Corfu, Capri, Spain, the Middle East, Montana, Maine, and Florida.