Word: bachelors
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week the High Court at Weimar found Herr Graefe guilty of malicious slander, sentenced him to three months in jail. Indignant friends of Dr. Stresemann explained once again that his wife has a rich bachelor brother who delights to open his purse and let Frau Stresemann entertain herself, her friends, Dr. Stresemann's friends, at lavish semi-official functions quite beyond the Stresemann means...
...tree. Before dawn of the fifth day, which chanced to be the second anniversary of the exhumation of Miner Floyd Collins who died in Sand Cave, Ky., one Willie Nelson, slim farm lad, slipped into the digging and extricated Rip, prized foxhound owned by one R. V. Kelly, sporting bachelor. After dozing beside a fire and refusing to pose for press photographers, Rip died of pneumonia. His rescue had cast...
Most striking is a clause making fathers responsible for payment of the taxes levied on their bachelor sons, if the latter cannot...
Between the ages of 25 and 35, and between 50 and 65, every bachelor must pay 25 lire ($1) annually to the state; and 35 lire ($1.50) annually between the ages of 35 and 50. In addition all bachelors who are already subject to the regular income tax will pay 5% more per annum...
...private theatre. He rented or bought every famed film, including the banned "Fatty" Arbuckle ones. When President Coolidge was summering at Swampscott in 1925, friends of Mr. Phillips suggested he invite the President to his cinema exhibitions. Said he: "Nup, it's a private show!" He was a bachelor; for 40 years no woman crossed the threshold of his home. There is a story that once he loved the daughter of a Salem shipowner. She refused him, but later hinted that she had changed her mind. Said he: "So have I, Madam...