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...harbor at San Pedro, the Seattle, flagship of the U. S. fleet, lay at anchor. On her deck Admiral Samuel S. Robison,*sturdy stocky, determined, dark-complexioned with iron-grey hair and a close-clipped mustache, faced Admiral Robert E. Coontz, for two years Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. fleet. Everyone wore his very best bib and uniform, immaculate, ceremonial. There were a few stiff movements, an exchange of salutes and Samuel S. Robison became Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. fleet

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Ceremonies | 10/12/1925 | See Source »

...HARRY THAW FREE? roared a headline that straddled the Mirror's front page. Underneath was reproduced Thaw's disordered countenance and iron-grey hair with the caption: "Harry K. Thaw, nationally known murderer, is burning up Broadway again. Nightly, with bloated face, he makes the rounds of the night clubs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Lucky Number | 9/28/1925 | See Source »

...only brings forth admiration from friends and enemies. The French call him sympathigue, which says much for his character. In appearance he resembles a jovial and prosperous farmer; his features are hardly handsome, for, like his Premier, he is inclined to corpulency and is below medium height. But his iron-grey hair, his penetrating eyes and his smiling countenance go far to give him I'air distingué. Of him his intimates say: "He is the President of the French Republic, but he is also the most simple and modest of its citizens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Glorious Fourteenth | 7/21/1924 | See Source »

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