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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Career: His natural talents elevated him to the point of owning a bank. Meanwhile he took to politics, became private secretary to the late Senator Alexander Stephens Clay. After the death of Senator Clay Banker Harris was elected to the State Senate without opposition, presently became State Democratic Chairman. His...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 7, 1929 | 10/7/1929 | See Source »

Bates comes here with little more than the hope of gaining a moral victory. When, the Pine Tree State eleven last played in the Stadium in 1919, they were downed by a 53 to 0 count. This year's team is now hard hit by injuries. Three first-string backfield...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EASY VICTORY IN ELEVEN'S OPENER TODAY EXPECTED | 10/5/1929 | See Source »

After days of furious debate on the Cecil resolution it was considered still too inflammatory to Latin passions to put to vote. To the rescue came. Greece's confident Nicholas Politis, practiced handy man at loosening League pinches. He drafted a compromise resolution which "... confidently hopes the preparatory Disarmament...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Peace & Disarmament | 9/30/1929 | See Source »

Than Railroader Loree no living rail roader is more famed or more acute. He was not asking Santa Claus for these rail roads; he was asking the Interstate Com merce Commission. And even had he asked the I. C. C. for the New York Central, Pennsylvania, B. & 0. and other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Little Giant | 9/30/1929 | See Source »

¶ At Chicago University, the president's house was not in commission. So Presi dent Robert Maynard Hutchins, 30, obtained from Yale last June, to be inducted in November, is living temporarily as the house guest of Harold Higgins Swift, potent meat packer and Chicago Trustee. A studio for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Prelude to Learning | 9/30/1929 | See Source »

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