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...Honor has been awarded to a U. S. member of the theatrical profession. Last week, in a grave oak room whose windows stared out at the Manhattan sky above the traffic of Broadway, Maxine Mongendre, Consul General of France, pinned a bit of ribbon on the breast of Marcus Loew, showman. Mr. Loew, of "Loew, Inc.," became a showman twenty years ago in much the same fashion that he has now become a legionaire-by accident. Even during the solemn ceremony that involved the bit of ribbon he could not appear to be taking himself seriously. A short, genial little...
...Consult Mr. Marcus Faithful." Then, as an immaculately tailored magnifico, he accords exceedingly confidential interviews to hundreds of expectant London ladies, relieving them of maternal anxieties and fat fees. A fallen gentleman, Mr. Still, is his able secretary. A charming, competent demimondaine blackmails her way into the business, putting it on a wholesale basis through the post. After a certain number of months, of course, the jig seems up, and Mr. Marcus Faithful becomes small Mr. Crump again, dismayed when his hitherto barren wife bears twins as the result of secret correspondence with Mr. Faithful. The rich travesty on modern...
...Judge Marcus Kavanaugh of the Chicago Criminal Court announced the completion of a murder survey. His finding was that 170,000 murders had been committed in the U. S. in the last 20 years; that 34,000 murderers have been executed, 18,000 are in prison, and 118,000 are enjoying life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...
Near Port Jervis, N. Y., lives one Marcus Porter, a farmer. Farmer Porter is renowned throughout Orange County for his calf. It is a fat calf, smooth and perfectly formed, but most of all remarkable for the fact that it is absolutely hairless. Last week Farmer Porter was offered $700 for his calf, which is the only one of its kind that has ever been seen in the district. He refused...
...case is composed of men who rank high in their profession. Three justices will preside, and they are Hon. Elisha H. Brewster, United States District Judge, District of Massachusetts; Hon. Philip, James McCook, L '99 Justice of the Supreme Court of New York; and Hon. Marcus Morton L. '85, Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts...