Word: friend
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...delegation largely representative of the 48 States, trooped up the steps of a house in the Avenue de Messine, Paris. When the door opened, an 87-year-old figure in grey uniform, grey police cap and grey cotton gloves hurried down the hall. "How do you do? Old friend, what are you doing here?" said the grey figure...
...callers left, M. Clemenceau again embraced General Pershing ?"My friend, my good friend, my dear friend, goodbye?in this world or in another...
...Republicans elected shambling Samuel Shank, "friend of the poor people," to be Mayor of Indianapolis. The next year he became nationally known by hawking potatoes, geese, onions, eggs, tomatoes and cheeses from the steps of his city hall in an effort to break a commission merchants' trust. A street car strike ended his term prematurely, the carmen refusing to promise they would strike no more while he was mayor. He had threatened to resign if they failed to promise and he made the threat good...
...another lesson to the world of what a real 100% American is-God's greatest gift to mankind." ¶ Was received by President Doumergue of France, whom he assured that New York City would keep on growing for generations. ¶ Was not, despite excited advance notices by his friends, decorated with the Legion of Honor. ¶ Announced in one breath: "I feel myself enormously benefited by the insight into foreign municipal processes which was afforded me by this trip. ... In each [city] I found much to admire and many things of profound interest. . . . Summing up my impressions...
When he returned to his Malahide Castle in Ireland, Lord Talbot took the little box with him. At Malahide, not long ago, he entertained a friend, one Col. Ralph Isham, who, when he left Ireland, took with him in a suitcase the papers which had once been in the ebony box. The box, now like an old and honored castle made unfit by time for habitation, stayed at Malahide...