It Happened on
March 18, 1908
Article published multiple times between 1909 and 1910
Lawrence Daily Journal, March 18, 1909
PRINCESS TO PAINT TAFT
Vilma Parlaghy Has Arrived in New York in State.
New York, March 18. – Princess Lwoff-Parlaghy, better known in the world of art as Vilma Parlaghy, minus her menagerie, but with all the other spectacular features which characterized her method of travel on a former visit last year, arrived Monday on the Hamburg-American line steamship Kaiserin Auguste Victoria from Hamburg.
The entourage of secretaries, valets, maids, and bodyguards was augmented by a private physician, who is to take care of the health of the dainty princess while she is touring the United States.
To bring the personal effects of her highness and her formidable suite required thirty trunks, which were landed on the pier for the customs officers to wrestle with; but these were only a part- twenty more are on the way to Baltimore, where her party will proceed later.
Half the number of trunks were gaudily painted red, white, and green and decorated with huge coronets.
The bodyguard and valets were liveried and made an imposing array.
The reputation of the princess as a portrait painter of exceptional merit is international, and considerable curiosity was evidenced after her arrival here last June.
“I shall paint twenty-five of your brainiest Americans,” she said. “I wanted to paint twenty when I was here last time, but my health would not permit. Whom shall I select? Oh, my subjects have already arranged for sittings. I can only name a few. Your American names are so difficult to remember that I can only think of – let me see . He was decided upon when we met on my last visit. Then there is Cardinal Gibbons, whom I shall take up soon after I reach Baltimore, where I go in a couple of weeks. The inventor, Mr. Edison, he is another.”
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Born on December 17, 1908 Lionel Van PraagAustralian motorcycle speedway champion, who won the inaugural Speedway World Championship in London on 10 September 1936 |
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Born on December 15, 1908 Arthur FarnsworthAmerican politician and convicted tax protester |
Barry Goldwater (1909 — 1998)
American politician and United States Air Force major general who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party nominee for president of the United States in 1964
Baby Face Nelson (1908 — 1934)
American bank robber who became a criminal partner of John Dillinger, when he helped Dillinger escape from prison, in Crown Point, Indiana
Lionel Van Praag (1908 — 1987)
Australian motorcycle speedway champion, who won the inaugural Speedway World Championship in London on 10 September 1936
Arthur Farnsworth born on December 15, 1908.
American politician and convicted tax protester
People featured in this post:
Princess Vilma Lwoff-Parlaghy
Proficient painter painter of European royalty and nobility
William Howard Taft
only person to have held both offices.
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