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Word: le (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...station by a French crowd in which prominent Frenchmen were conspicuous by their absence, M. Briand had accepted a large bouquet of red roses from a young woman, apparently of the working class. Her face was tearstained. Overcome by emotion she managed to gasp, "I-I love you, Monsieur le President!" For a moment the old, defeated man standing at the door of his Pullman did not reply. Then accepting the roses with a low bow, he said: "I would rather hear those words from you, Madame, than from the best qualified member of the National Assembly."* After the train...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Unanimous Desire | 5/25/1931 | See Source »

...swindle story which U. S. Department of Justice operatives in Chicago and Philadelphia said will reveal a "monster ring of British swindlers" led by Chicago's dapper John ("Jake the Barber") Factor. According to the Secret Service, Mr. Factor, operating with British associates in London and at Le Touquet, has fleeced numerous prominent Britons, including Edward of Wales, out of no less than $7,000,000. To Department of Justice sleuths it seemed credible that H. R. H. was sold stock at Le Touquet in a nonextant oil well. Le Touquet croupiers remembered last week that Mr. Factor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Great Swindles | 5/25/1931 | See Source »

...Le Tombeau de Couperin Ravel

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MUSICAL CLUB TO PLAY THIS EVENING AT PAINE | 5/22/1931 | See Source »

...Jean ("***") Hennessy, candidates of the Opposition parties. M. Doumer was practically sure of the Senate's vote, was fairly sure of election against any one but Briand. As a candidate, *** Hennessy looked hopeless. Anti-Briand strategists talked seriously of drafting plump, smiling President Gaston Doumergue for a second term. "Le bon Gastounet" issued no I-do-not-choose but remained as coyly silent as any Coolidge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Into the Stretch | 5/18/1931 | See Source »

Rigoletto, Caro nome and Tutte le feste by Soprano Lily Pons (Victor, $2)?The singer who within the past fortnight has stormed Cleveland and Cincinnati. The first aria is the one which did the trick in Cleveland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: May Records | 5/18/1931 | See Source »

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