Philippe Paul Alexandre Henri Boiry was a journalist and a pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia from October 26, 1952, to January 5, 2014.

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1927Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer and educator (born 1847)^[†]

Robert Fuchs was an Austrian composer and music teacher. As Professor of music theory at the Vienna Conservatory, Fuchs taught many notable composers, while he was himself a highly regarded composer in his lifetime.

Headlines from February 19, 1927

MUSEUM'S HUNTER DESCRIBES TORTURE; J.L. Clark Says He and Morden Hoped to Be Shot to Escape Suffering in Mongol Hut. FREED WHEN AWAITING END Many Perils Had Been Passed in Turkestan Before Their Capture on Way to Peking. MUSEUM'S HUNTER DESCRIBES TORTURE

Smith Suggests Roosevelt As 'Power House' of Bunk

TAX RATE CUT TO 2.66 IS PLANNED BY BERRY; Sees Way to Reduce Basic Levy for 1927 Through Gain in Realty Valuations. DEBT MARGIN $250,000,000 $20,000,000 Increase Disclosed in Survey -- Subways to Get $120,000,000.

FARM BILL REACHES PRESIDENT TODAY; VETO IS CERTAIN; Capitol Gossip Over His Action Diverges, but Foes of Bill Are Confident.

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