Word: madison
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...insert this cheerful item in your next article on travel? In this cruise-cancelling year of 1932, the firm of Thos. Cook & Son-Wagons-Lits Inc., now numbering 350 offices throughout the world, operates five of these in Manhattan-two on Fifth Avenue, one on Broadway, one on Madison Avenue, and one on Park Avenue. Two of these offices were opened in 1931. "TIME marches on'' through its first depression-this largest of travel firms has been marching on since 1841, proving that the first hundred years are the hardest. J. J. MARINER...
...Capitol the Naval Affairs Committee after a cursory inquiry, discovered that Governor Judd had "pardoned" one Benny Ahakuelo, who had pleaded guilty to attacking a Chinese girl. Free, Ahakuelo traveled to New York, represented the Territory in an amateur boxing contest at Madison Square Garden. Back in Honolulu, he was one of the five natives later charged with attacking Mrs. Massie. Governor Judd retorted that he had simply discharged Ahakuelo "from pa-role," that circumstances appeared extenuating and anyway, the Chinese girl had been "willing...
...continent upon the big red leather chair in the U. S. Senate which holds the long, lean frame of Republican Senator Samuel Shortridge of Menlo Park, Calif. Would the son-in-law of Woodrow Wilson step out of the political obscurity which has enveloped him since his retreat from Madison Square Garden in 1924 and offer himself as a Democratic candidate for the Senate?* Solemnly Son- in-Law McAdoo announced: "A large number of men and women of standing and character have been urging me to enter the race. I have reached no conclusion but I feel...
...Manhattan, a Philadelphia heavyweight, seasoned Tommy Loughran, one-time light-heavyweight champion of the world, and young Steve Hamas, who was on the Pennsylvania State football team the night Loughran was knocked out by Jack Sharkey, climbed into the ring at Madison Square Garden where Loughran was beaten last month by King Levinsky (see below). Loughran, the favorite, came out cautiously, trying to push Hamas away with the left jab which was once the fast est punch possessed by any U. S. heavy weight. Hamas, unskilled but savage, won the first round by ignoring Loughran's left...
...gave Bobby Jones twice as many votes as his nearest rival. This year the balloting was closer. Out of the panel of ten, selected from 100 nominees, Pennsylvania's bulky, bristle-haired Barney Berlinger finally won by two votes, 424 for him to 422 for sleek little Helene Madison, null swimming champion. who had 70 votes more than Helen Wills Moody...