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...Constitution. In spite of the injudicious administration, which has resulted in an orgy of lawbreaking, of self-indulgence and ridicule on the part of the other one-third of our citizens, the foundation has been laid for a demonstration of race betterment and extension of life that will astonish the world...
James J. Walker, New York Mayor, continued last week to astonish and charm Europe by his appearance, his behavior, his conversation...
...will doubtless astonish you to know the actual volume of this waste. In the 13 weeks ending November 1 of this year the bogus set in the New York Times composing room totaled 708 pages, and the cost was $33,198.12. This indicates an annual waste in excess of $125,000 in one composing room. The annual total for all New York newspapers is estimated to be at least $1,000,000. I hesitate to think what future generations will think of a twentieth century society which permitted such a practice. I know of no waste chargeable against management which...
...strange phenomenon of marines in trenches speaking the language of the drawing room will astonish Boston Monday evening when "What Price Glory?", stripped of every line of profanity, opens in the Wilbur Theatre. The purification of this most famous of war plays is the work of Mayor Curley, whose previous adventures in guarding Boston ears from the perils of birth control, radicalism, and Dramatic Club productions have already made him known to fame...
...would scarcely be physically possible to accomplish this feat. I once dictated ten thousand words of a story in a week-end and have never been the same since. However, Ben Hecht's versatility and his energy are astounding! That's fortunate, for his life is lived to astonish. He must have an audience, no matter how contemptible...