Word: clean
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...French plays are clean morally," he went on to say. "Americans go to Paris and see somewhat vulgar plays. They go to midnight cabarets, and places of that sort. Then they return and say that French morals are low. It is not true. These plays are produced to amuse foreigners, and thus to make money. The French people do not go to them. Besides Paris is not France, any more than New York is the United States. People go to Paris and returns. They think they know France. They're wrong...
Fred Stone, commanding exponent of clean fun, is just leaving. Jack Hazzard entangled himself with a failure called Bye, Bye, Barbara, but will probably be back. Other vacant niches are labeled: Sam Bernard, Lew Fields, Frank Tinney. Yet their absence cannot discourage the general jet of joy. It seems that louder and funnier theatricals are inevitable. In fact, loudest and funniest...
...prevent the ejection of Brigadier General Smedley D. Butler of the Marines, who was in danger of being removed from his post as Director of Public Safety (Police Commissioner) of Philadelphia. Some months ago, General Butler was granted leave from the Marines in order to take the post and clean up Philadelphia. Friction developed between him and the reigning politicians of the city. It was believed that Mayor Kendrick would not reappoint General Butler. The Law Enforcement League declared that it had evidences of "political corruption all down the line in Pennsylvania." The President turned the matter over to Attorney...
...after inspections and parades, masses, blessings of the Unknown Soldier tomb, giving of prizes, repetition of clean speech and clean heart vows, the 100,000 dispersed to their homes...
...clinch the pennant Washington must now clean up the remaining three games with the Red Sox providing New York takes three more from the Athletics...