Word: en
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Chicago en fete, led by its Mayor, Dever, one of the Illinois Senators, Deneen, and three railway Presidents, Rea of the Pennsylvania; Holden, of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Markham of the Illinois Central, celebrated the opening of its new $60,000,000, 1,200,000 square feet, eight-story (potentially 21 story) Union Station-"one of the very largest in the world and certainly the world's most modern and most complete large station in all respects...
Coal. Shortly both ships headed north again for the boat-base at Etah, the expedition's last sea-lap. The Bowdoin put in at Umanak en route, where 80 much-appreciated tons of coal were shipped (thanks to the Danish Government's courtesy in waiving the danger of a fuel shortage in Greenland). Aboard the Peary went Governor Rosendahl of 'North Greenland...
...Brookline. Little men have the name of being compact with greater en- durance than big men. It is not always the case. Last week Gerald L. Patterson of Australia, a tall and sturdy fellow whose white flannels are better tailored, whose blazer is gaudier, than those of any other gentleman in tennis, indulged in an endurance test with wiry Takeichi Harada of Japan, discomfited him, 5-7, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, to win the Longwood Bowl...
...rose fever. At 4:30 p. m., Justice and Mrs. Sanford of the U. S. Supreme Court called. For dinner Mr. and Mrs. Stearns appeared. At 9:30 the cook reported that the cold water tap was emitting steam. Mr. William Buist, local plumber, was summoned. He arrived en flivver with his tools, but was refused admittance by the Marines until his summoning had been verified. Correspondents said that the Marines were suspicious of him because he arrived with his tools instead of coming empty-handed and going back for his tools...
...hand, J. H. Taylor, five times (1894, '95, 1900, '09, '13) British Open Champion, came to 'the green, watched his partner putt," received the snowy ball?holed in one? from his middle-aged caddy, whose grin was to say: "Aye, a bonny shot. An ye'll be gi'en me a bottle o' whuskey the nicht...