Word: clearing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Lyles came right out and warned Miss Mills that Mr. Van Vechten's interest in Negroes would do her no good; warned her to steer clear of him and turn a deaf ear to his flattery. Mr. Van Vechten, said Mr. Lyles, had only brought shame upon Negroes by taking an "esthetic" interest in their art. Mr. Van Vechten's real purpose, said Mr. Lyles, was to encourage and exaggerate Negro vulgarity and thus, subtly, pander to the "white supremacy" notion of Nordics. Let Florence Mills beware of Carl Van Vechten lest she, pride of "Race People," lose...
...appears that President Wilson wants to form a League of Nations first and then refer everything to it. He has no clear idea of what is meant by such a League. His position in America becomes increasingly difficult, and he will probably have to go back soon and is desperately anxious to take something back...
...believe) the only undergraduate in Harvard University who knows who cut down your tree. The reason for my previous anonymity must be clear to you, for at the disclosure of my name, the guilty parties would be hot upon my trail...
...soon overlooks the fact that "Everyman" is a woman, in the poignancy and finish of Miss Wycherly's acting. Unfortunately the acting of her support is not much more than adequate and at times the diction is not clear...
...high place in the medical world, not only because of his professional skill, but because of the unselfish spirit which lent the crowning light to a naturally charming personality. In the long illness which preceded his death the strength and beauty of his character was made even more clear to all who knew...