Word: affairs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...without any year of suppression. Art magazines that no artist reads, glorifications of American womanhood that no lady buys. French indencies printed especially for exportation have openly proclaimed their attractions from every corner newsstand. Still the liberal and inoffensive satire of the Lampoon meets with stern suppression. The whole affair is an unwarranted abuse of the police power based upon a fine technicality...
...plans for the annual Sophomore smoker which will come this year on May 7 were announced last night by L. H. Duggan '27, chairman of the 1927 Smoker Committee. The affair this year will be a combination of the regular smoker and the dinner which is usually held by the members of the class...
...came in 1844 when it was decided to abandon the traditional mock trial which had been held yearly from 1795, in favor of a comical sketch. According to the report of J. T. Wheel-wright, who has left an account of this first performance, it was indeed an impromptu affair. The date picked was Friday the thirteenth and 11 Hollis Hall was converted into the stage. A large plank, slightly longer than the room, was bowed so as to serve for the footlights, boots were made of blackened cardboard, wigs and dresses were borrowed from the "goodies...
When Chapman was finally sentenced to hang, the editorial pages wound up the affair with: "Served him right," "Thus always with malefactors," "Now will you be good," "A splendid example of American justice," and similar sentiments reminiscent of the great days of Harry K. Thaw, Nicky Arnstein and "Lefty Louie...
Four venerable men advanced slow into the dining room of the Hotel Holenden, Cleveland, sat down to dinner. The affair did not look, at first glance exciting. Yet President Coolidge and Chief Justice Taft were sorry not be there; they sent long telegrams. Other messages from famed U. S. men* poured in: "Congratulations," they said; "Many Happy Returns of the Day." For these four old men?J. A. Smith, Congressman Theodore E. Burton, Harvey D. Goulder, Probate Judge Alexander Hadden?had all completed 50 years of law practice in Cleveland, were being dined in consequence by the Cleveland Bar Association...