Word: inge
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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President Augusto B. Leguia, hav-ing failed to attract American capital into his country overnight, has reverted to the last resort of the disappointed politician - muckraking. He accuses the Guaranty Trust Co., of Manhattan, of throttling Peruvian loans...
...Moderns. Israel Zangwill, hav-ing shaken his finger at the U. S., now shakes it at the entire younger generation. This author seems bent in his new play on providing his own Book of Knowledge for the children. He teaches them what to think of psychoanalysis, Longfellow, free love, free thinking, Freud, democracy, war, Christian Science, futuristic paintings, electrons and similarly unrelated matters. It is just like having the famed Britisher visit us all over again...
...16th Century, said to be as fine as those of the Baptistry of Florence. The most conspicuous object in the hall is a bronze bust of the Marquis of Pescara, wearing the Golden Fleece, ascribed to Benvenuto Cellini. In the rooms, which will form the happy hunt-ing-ground of bibliophiles living and bibliophiles yet to be born, are some of the choicest books in existence, ranging from the rare incunabula (books printed before 1500) to autograph copies of books by famous authors and statesmen. Mr. Morgan's collection of Coptic manuscripts is said to be the finest in existence...
Rector Guthrie, proponent of classical dane-ing, has achieved a national reputation thk Winter. People in Pittsburgh. Cincinnati, Boston, St. Louis have asked him to come and talk...
...sensations during the past week was the new signs of prosperity for copper. Practically ever since the high war-time prices resulted in open-ing so many new deposits that demand was soon swamped, the industry has experienced a condition of suspended animation. Only the richest deposits, with lowest production costs, really paid to operate. Even Anaconda, premier American company in size and scope, has had difficulties...