Word: hot
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Hunting the Mystery Man, the press followed several likely figures, with "Boo Boo" Hoff's name always to the fore. Mr. Hoff remained smilingly nonchalant. "If they get too hot," he said, "I'm going to do a little talking. And then we'll see what happens to Philadelphia...
Nominee Robinson was notified of his honor, at Hot Springs, Ark., by Keynoter Claude Gernade Bowers. In his acceptance speech, the Nominee began by speaking of "the personal characteristics of the candidates," how interesting they were, and of "the poisons of slander and libel" to be "counteracted." He said...
...Chairman Frank Hague. Some 200 laborers and families, adherents of Nominees Hoover and Smith stood at adjacent points on a Jersey City street awaiting busses for political picnics. The men-of-the-families had paid $2 for Hoover tickets, $2.50 for Smith tickets. The day lengthened. The sun grew hot. The children made friends, played, squealed, quarreled. The men compared tickets, oaths and boredom. No busses, no picnics came to pass. All, angry, went home...
...Zogu who the day before had been President. A salvo of 101 guns was prelude to the coronation ceremonies. Lusty cheers greeted Ahmed Zogu as he later rode in state over the narrow streets of Tirana, Albania's dirty capital, which sweltered, as usual, under a bright hot...
...Rome, hot, hot, hot. But there are cool arcades in the old stone buildings, there are iced drinks for those who desire. Hot, but pleasantly hot...