Word: evener
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Graphic readers: "Ex-Congressman on Graphic staff." With his eye also on publicity, Newsman Upshaw consented to have his stories "by-lined" (signed), his picture placed in the Graphic's pages every day or so. His early assignments were street-corner interviews. His early impressions: "This is bully. Even though I don't know what I'm making, I am getting a great kick out of interviewing. Hard work? I should say so, but then I'm used to it, what with staying in my office in Washington until 12 o'clock almost every night...
...engineer, a Socialist and a lawyer. Engineer Hoover has called for the invention of a scientific "yardstick" to gauge the relative strengths of war boats and cut the world's navies proportionately. Socialist MacDonald told Parliament, last week, that he intends to cooperate along the Hoover line, even to the extent of journeying personally to negotiate in the White House next October. He added, sensationally, that in the meantime Britain would postpone construction on several war craft already laid down. Lawyer Dawes did his bit for naval disarmament last week by arranging that Socialist MacDonald's speech should...
...crossfire of debate began, Mr. Henderson blandly maintained: 1) that Baron Lloyd had always been out of harmony with the Labor party's ideas of what constitutes fair treatment of Egypt; 2) that the High Commissioner had long insisted on a more domineering policy than was approved by even Sir Austen Chamberlain, lately Conservative Foreign Secretary. Upon receipt of the Henderson telegram, Baron Lloyd had hastened to London. Mr. Henderson said last week that after a "friendly talk" they had agreed that the resignation should be tendered and accepted. "All went well," concluded the Foreign Secretary with a wink which...
Last week many a U. S. corporation issued earnings figures for the first half of 1929, showed general increases over the corresponding 1928 period. The first half of the year is almost always better than the second because of the July and August "summer slump." But even with this qualification 1929 promised to be a banner year of bumper prosperity. Of special interest among many earnings were...
Three weeks ago 45 members of Boston's Symphony Orchestra began giving experimental, free, outdoor concerts on the Charles River Basin Esplanade (TIME, July 15). Last week the experiment could no longer be considered experimental. The attendance had amazed even optimistic Conductor Arthur Fiedler. His nightly audiences, numbering between 5.000 and 8,000 are twice as large as a wintertime full-house at Symphony Hall...