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Word: francisco (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...personal tragedies forced her to go to raw California as a ranch developer. Almost forgotten became her husband, Gustav Modrzejewski,* in Poland. Her boy, then 15, went with her. The California ranch was a failure. Then there was opportunity to make her U.S. debut in Shakespeare, at San Francisco's Cali fornia Theatre. While she studied English, Ralph Modjeski played her Chopin's nocturnes on the piano. He had studied music under Josef Hofmann's father, and his playing brought out Shakespeare's poetical qualities for his mother. Her leading man was the late Maurice Barrymore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Bridge Builder Modjeski | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

...itself entered the public utility business by paying to A. E. Fitkin & Co. $26,801,327 for control of Pacific Public Service Co. which, besides peddling ice, ice cream, water and cold-storage space in southern California, sells gas and electricity to a large population just south of San Francisco Bay. Because by such means they could cut down gas waste and yet maintain oil production, large California oil companies supported the conservation law. Small companies, on the other hand, raised a chorus of howling protest. They could not afford to build casing-head or "recycling" plants; the small amount...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Gas Re-cycled | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

Divorced. The Princess Sidi Wirt Spreckels Chakir, onetime Kansas farm-girl, onetime San Francisco cafe entertainer; from Suad Bey Chakir, Turkish potentate, her third husband; at Reno. Grounds: failure to provide. A month ago -he won a $5,000 slander suit from Turkish Princess Chivekar, who mentioned her in a divorce action against Selim...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Oct. 14, 1929 | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

...Detroit for Henry Ford's dedication of the Edison Laboratories; Oct. 22-goes to Cincinnati for the celebration of the opening of the $100,000,000 improved Ohio River waterways; Oct. 23-inspects Louisville Dam. Oct. 25-New $6,000,000 Japanese motorship Asama Marti arrives in San Francisco on maiden voyage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coming: Oct. 14, 1929 | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

...summary: HARVARD 1933 EXETER Reisner, Davidson, l.e. r.e., Lowe Francisco, Esterly, l.t. r.t., Lane Hageman, Harter, l.g. r.g., Lovering Almy, Hallowell, c. c., Meffert Kidder, r.g. l.g., Waite Harding, Alschuler, r.t. l.t., Curtin Barton, Saltenstall, r.e. l.e., Scheck Cleves, Coburn, q.b. q.b., Peter, Spain Adams, Wells, l.h.b. r.h.b., Clark Walcott, Adler, r.h.b. l.h.b., Cheek Bailey, Pell, Stone, f.b. f.b., Dean...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1933 UNIMPRESSIVE IN 7 TO 7 TIE WITH EXETER | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

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