Word: king
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...White House dogs had been taken along for a romp in the country-Tiny Tim, the ruddy chow; Bessie, the yellow collie; Diana, the white collie, King Cole, the black Belgian police dog. President Coolidge sat down in the club living room to see and hear Movietones of himself making his Thanksgiving proclamation, and of Kings George of England and Alfonso of Spain. The moving, talking figures on the screen excited the dogs, infuriated them. They barked and barked and BARKED. President Coolidge helped chase them from the room. The show began over again...
Kingdom of Neptune. Over the Maryland's side clambered a piratical visitor who said he was Davy Jones, emissary of King Neptune. He bore warrants to arrest some 800 of the 1,300 officers, men, guests on board who had never before crossed the Equator. Mr. & Mrs. Hoover were exempt, he being a "shellback" with 14 crossings of the Equator to his credit, more than anyone else present except his naval aide, Commander A. T. Beauregard...
...William Joynson-Hicks grew so drastic that prominent folk even tried to pry the truth out of Sir William's son Lancelot, previously a pallid nonentity. One day after chatting with his tall, correct, frock-coated father, Lancelot Joynson-Hicks said positively: "There is no doubt that the King is on the mend...
...grave an hour the young bachelor who may some day choose to call himself "King David"* might properly have pondered what his future is to be. Not much longer will the Empire rest content that he is without wife or heir. One may, with propriety, assume that last week the thoughts of David of Windsor turned repeatedly upon Lady Anne Maud Wellesley, 18, dark eyed and blooming daughter of the Marquis Douro, direct descendant of the great Duke of Wellington...
Spain has a Dictator, King, Queen and invalid Crown Prince...