Template:Did you know nominations/Addison E. Southard

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:17, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Addison E. Southard

  • ... that Addison E. Southard attended the coronation of Haile Selassie, served as a witness to the wedding of Lydia Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa, and was captured by the Japanese during World War II? "The coronation of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie". November 2, 1930. Archived from the original on April 16, 2020."Clark Lee Married To Daughter Of Hawaiian Prince". The Central New Jersey Home News. November 30, 1938. p. 6. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com."Southard Imprisoned". The Daily Telegram. March 12, 1942. p. 17. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
    • ALT1:... that Addison E. Southard, the United States ambassador to Ethiopia, was beaten by police officers in Addis Ababa? "U.S. Consul To Abyssinia Knocked Down By Officer". The Berkshire Eagle. January 18, 1932. p. 15. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

5x expanded by Jon698 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:52, 19 April 2020 (UTC).

Interesting life, on many good sources, no copyvio obvious. The original hook says more about him than the cute ALT. Please, write a bit more lead, at least list the countries. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:32, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
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