Word: ganges
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...years ago. When he was graduated from Lake Forest College of Law, he put a Q meaning nothing into his name to distinguish him from all other George E. Johnsons. He has practiced law in Chicago since 1900. plays much golf badly. So confident was he that the Capone gang has been financially wrecked that he permitted Snorkey to go free on the $50,000 already posted...
...natural gas. But Ned's father had so little confidence in him that all real control was vested in trustees, lawyers, bankers, advisers. However, Ned had sufficient hand in affairs to make the Post the leading spokesman for his crony the late Warren Harding and the "Ohio Gang" (see p. 15). Then the McLeans were well able to wear their Post as a bauble. Those were the days of the parties at "Friendship," incredibly lavish affairs attended by "everybody" in Washington. Though she presided as hostess, often wearing the great diamond,* Evelyn McLean seemed by contrast somewhat Victorian, somewhat...
Most elaborate interlude in The Third Little Show is a travesty on current gang drama. Locale is the office of someone who looks a great deal like Chicago's Alphonse ("Scarface Al") Capone, and the young lovers promise each other...
Fortnight ago, Manhattan's willowy, socialite Mrs. Morgan Belmont headed "through the courtesy of the French Line" a list of patronesses who sponsored a farewell party for Guinan & Gang in Manhattan aboard the S. S. Paris.? This was the first, the only Guinan party at which there were no "suckers." No guest paid a cent. Guinan & Gang furnished mirth, French Line chefs a buffet supper. Curfew was at 2 a. m., earliest ever for a Guinan party. The Belmontized farewell had the effect of toning-up Guinan & Gang, but aboard the Paris her kids did a dance ("charity concert...
...petites filles, the Guinan gang! They were nice to M. Epstein. He was nice to them. He let "these young goats" out of their pen to frisk in Havre. They browsed at good road restaurants, brought home tasty food to Tex. Within 48 hours les petites filles had M. Epstein so well in hand that he let Miss Guinan lunch (once) at Havre's Frascati's. Vive la petite fille?then bang! From Paris the Director General of the Surete Generale, M. Maurier, telegraphed that nobody was to be let out of the pen. M. Epstein, Miss Guinan & kids were...