Word: localize
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...letter printed in your issue of Feb. 27, from William J. Turner of Wilkinsburg, Pa., concerning the Penn State "Froth" parody of TIME, contained several statements decidedly erroneous. To quote from his letter: "The editor was asked to resign from the local literary fraternity, the subject of the front cover caricature threatened libel suits...
Just to say have had two copies of TIME weekly since my renewal in January. Evidently due to slight difference in address. No objection on my part, as have passed extra copy on to local businessmen with recommendation that they make TIME a habit. On such suggestion I know of three more copies coming to Carey weekly-more will follow...
...Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee, President Coolidge evinced an ever-increasing. desire to have Congress get a flood measure passed this session. He looked upon the measure drafted and reported by Chairman Jones of the Senate Commerce Committee and found some good in it, since it recognized the principle of local contribution and since it placed Chief of Engineers Jadwin, and a civilian engineer to be appointed by the President, on a board of three (with the president of the Mississippi River Commission) to oversee the work. However, the Jones bill called for $325,000,000, or some 31 millions more...
...Coolidge. The "Coolidge-anyway" movement, revived last fortnight as a local expedient in Illinois by Mayor William Hale ("Big Bill") Thompson of Chicago, drew another breath last week when National Republican Committeeman Charles Dewey Hilles of New York stepped out of President Coolidge's study one day and said: "Mr. Coolidge will be voted for in the Kansas City convention whether he is placed in nomination or not." President Coolidge did not call Mr. Hilles back to reprove him, nor was any quietus put upon the transparent ballyhoo in Chicago, the immediate purpose of which was to strengthen...
Returning to Malacanan, Governor General Stimson cabled to Washington (and released to the local press) his hope that no tariff would be levied on Philippine sugar. Changing to flannels, he relaxed before the evening's state reception by engaging Eugene Allen Gilmore, who had acted as the Parent's voice from General Wood's death till now, in two sets of tennis, one of which...