Word: hostings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...byways in order to escape detection, sped on toward his destination, which was reputed to be his beautiful 20,000-acre estate at Oels near Breslau in Silesia, where he was eagerly awaited by leading citizens dressed in Prince Albert coats and high hat, not to mention a host of foreign press correspondents and motion picture men. Meanwhile the Allied Powers, having spent sleepless nights on account of the rumors of the impending return of the ex-Crown Prince to his Fatherland, were thrown into a state of nervous prostration by the rumor that the ex-Kaiser had received...
Washington. Here Mr. George talked to President Coolidge, ex-President Wilson, Secretary of State Hughes, Chief Justice Taft, Secretary of Treasury Mellon and a host more people, among whom William Jennings Bryan, who entertained at breakfast. All the conversations were said to have been informal. To reporters Mr. George expressed himself hopeful of the European situation since the Allies had accepted the U. S. offer of mediation on the capacity of Germany to pay reparations, but later waxed sceptical...
...despatch from Paris stated that I 'hold my own' there, described me as a welcome guest to highest political circles because of my shrewdness in observing, my constant correspondence with German, Italian, Spanish notables-a semi-aesthete, a brilliant conversationalist, an amusing and instructive host...
Supporters of the governor have bound themselves with a host of estimates which they have attempted to juggle into a position favorable to him Through intimidation by the Klan and the sheriffs of the enemy some 275,000, they judge, have been frightened out of voting against the special session. With some thirteen hundred precincts still to be heard from, it is possible that some of the 275,000 may have bucked up enough courage to vote after all, perhaps not always in the governor's favor...
With only three of last year's veterans missing, the prospects for a successful soccer season are unusually bright this year. When Coach W. R. Welch calls out the squad next week nine letter men and a host of able substitutes and members of last year's Freshman team will report. In addition to the regulars, L. H. Bondi '25, J. J. Sullivan '25, J. M. Begg '24, W. T. Pattison '25, G. D. Dorman '25, R. W. Heizer '24, W. B. Pringle Jr. '25, Harry Eldridge '24, W. N. Tuttle '24, and Captain F. G. Wale '25, the squad...