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Trentino. This provocative excursion had been given advance publicity in the press. As they passed through Italian speaking villages they were met by hostile crowds. On reaching Calliano an angry mob overwhelmed the protecting police and attacked the party resulting in some serious
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Meyer's preferred medium was watercolour and his impressionist styled landscapes, mountain scenes and castles were popular, particularly in
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devastating fire burnt down the castle destroying most of its contents including a collection of forty thousand books. In 1910 Meyer co-founded the
Tiroler Volkskunst museum (
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Ausschuss fĂĽr volkische Belange und deutsche Besiedlung SĂĽdtirols (Committee for National Affairs and German Colonization of the Trentino)
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injuries. There was outrage—anti-Italian demonstrations took place in
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446:"Zweite Schlact von Calliano" 1907
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