Word: bees
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Parisian custom of electing at Mi-Careme (mid-Lent) a Queen of Paris from Queens chosen by each of the 20 arrondissements, or wards, in Paris, will be discontinued. A new plan will be pursued by which each arrondissement will choose a " Bee." From these a " Queen-Bee " will be elected for the whole city. The usual festivities will be much curtailed except for the visit to the President. The Bees are to wear their own gowns instead of having " royal robes " supplied. Girls are to be picked for merit rather than for beauty, as formerly...
...bull, he intends to demonstrate to them the other pastimes that have made the West what it is. A genial Kansan hearing of this, sent in to suggest a good old-fashioned tar and feathering. This, though admittedly excellent fun, was vetoed as being unsportsmanlike. Then a harvesting bee was proposed, but when Tex found out that harvesters were immense machines, he decided that the scheme was impracticable and would have no human interest nor leave any space for spectators...
This afternoon the yearlings tried out a new shell, the English Sims which the first University eight rowed against Yale last year. No decision has bee made as to whether it will be the final choice...
...room 52, "Golden State," F. U. Perry, H. B. Brown; room 54-56, "Bryan for President," W. Slade, Jr., A. B. Nichols, Jr., T. R. Thayer, R. S. Ward, S. W. Fordyce, 3d; room 57, "Jupiter" D. L. Cohen, E. Bernat; room 58, "Boswell," M. Meisner; room 59, "Bumble Bee," G. G. Monks; Thayer, 60, "John L. Mapes," G. L. Van Bergen; Thayer 63, "E. W. White," E. Low, F. Winsor, Jr., room 64, "J. Carder," J. M. Bransten; room 65, "John Smith," W. H. Bieringer; room 66, "Doc Bray,"--C. F. Berry; room 67, "Artemus Ward,"--R. I. Lindsey...