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...Lincoln, the 2,922 days that Thomas Jefferson was President were probably the most turbulent in the history of the U. S. "It was a lusty period," says Claude Gernade Bowers, "by no means so sedate as is the popular impression-a period of marching mobs, of rebellions more brazen than that of Shays, of backstairs gossip and back room intrigues, of whispering campaigns and political assassinations." Last week Historian Bowers, whose current avocation is being U. S. Ambassador to Spain, offered a biography of Jefferson that threw little new light on the great Democrat, but much on the intrigues...
...British Open was a U. S. monopoly from 1924 to 1934. Last week Gene Sarazen, who won in 1932, borrowed "the brazen serpent," 35-year-old gun-metal putter which Britain's Allan Graham used when he beat Bobby Jones in 1921. Needing 69 to tie, he got 73 on his last round, finished in a tie for fourth place...
...this point Missouri's State insurance superintendent. R. Emmet O'Malley, who has certain powers over General American, grew exceedingly alarmed, loudly called the whole deal a brazen violation of Texas insurance laws, declared he would ask the Texas insurance superintendent to join him in court action to set it aside. Moreover, said the jealous Missourian, Mr. Milton had coerced the Texans into buying the two companies by threats that control would otherwise be sold to "undesirable" persons. Meantime, Mr. Milton, having made a clear $830,000 profit for his investment trust on the deal, departed...
...present Administration to maintain political power in your article on Emil Hurja [TIME, March 2]. I had a taste of it in our local WPA and resent to the innermost core of my being this threat to personal freedom and self respect. And what could be more brazen than the frank acknowledgment and the making scientific of a spoils system that smells to high heaven. It is high time we wrested the fate of our citizens from the clutches of the politician and entrusted it to those trained in public administration. Such tactics as those used by Mr. Hurja turn...
Even that notorious dastard and Spanish Political Grafter Juan March, popularly supposed to get his way in any part of Spain with 1,000 peseta notes, bolted like a rabbit for France until things should quiet down. A few weeks ago brazen Juan March was offering publicly to highest bidders the Governorship of a Spanish province and all its seats in the Cortes, which he claimed to control. Last week Dastard March and the blameless Duquesa de Fernán Núñez were about equally scared. The Duchess stripped off her great rope of pearls, left it with...