Word: come
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that Mrs. Coolidge had not enjoyed the White House. "They all do," says a perennial White House servant who has seen four First Ladies come and go. But the sheer physical tax is tremendous-long formal receptions; bi-weekly informal receptions (instituted by Mrs. Coolidge); luncheons with the Ladies of the Senate (a carry-over from Second Lady days); posing for photographs; laying cornerstones, visiting hospitals, remembering to send flowers, answering mail. Mrs. Coolidge's mother was sick all last winter, too (and is still abed). The journeys from Washington to Northampton, Mass., were wearing. When she reached Brule...
...break" did not come. The Treasury had to announce last week that it would pay 4½% on an issue of nine-month notes, for which the last of the Third Liberties might be exchanged. In past years, money conditions had allowed Secretary Mellon to retire some $3,900,000,000 worth of Second and Third Liberties, all bearing 4¼%, at rates ranging from 3⅞% down to 2¼%. Not since early in 1923 had he been obliged to offer...
...surround himself with strong-armed young men. The young men are pugilists professionally and "Boo Boo's" boxing stable has often contained upwards of 100 likely bullies. He sends them from city to city to meet other boxers and he usually guesses or knows how each match will come out. Successful fight betting has been not the least source of the Hoff fortune. The Hoff "mob" brings him much news from far places and when the young men are not fighting he keeps them busy driving trucks and whatnot...
...eyes, skinned off lips, and with sharp nails clawed out brains-succulent delicacy for the night's banquet. Convicts were killed by their own parents. In (none too authentic) pidgin English, dusky King Holiday confided to a client whose "factories" he kept well stocked with slaves: "All captains come to river tell me you king and you big mans stop we trade, and s'pose dat true, what we do? ... We law is, s'pose some of we child go bad and we no can sell 'em, we father must kill dem own child...
...gold key to the city. This done, Mayor Schwab solemnly said: "I present this key as a mark of esteem from Buffalo and hope, Mr. Belasco, that you will return here countless times with premieres of your matchless plays." Solemnly, Producer Belasco answered: "It is always a pleasure to come to Buffalo with new attractions. Your citizens are most critical and an opening night here tells me immediately whether or not my play is a success...