Word: mastering
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...House's four ladies, Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts and Mrs. Katherine Langley of Kentucky, were among the first passengers. William P. McCracken Jr., Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Air, was the master of ceremonies who ushered them into the cabin of a huge Fokker transport plane belonging to the Army. Lobbyist Lindbergh sat at the controls smiling. He taxied the length of the muddy field twice, then swooped the legislators around over Washington for a quarter-hour...
...famed cinemadog) was at home in Los Angeles, asleep. Burglars came, ransacked, walked off with a silver coffee urn, spoons, knives, forks. Rin Tin Tin did not awake, neither did his master, Lieut. Lee Duncan...
Arthur Honegger in 1920 was not recognized as a master of contemporary music. In 1924, however, he was as claimed. Nevertheless, Honegger's return to public esteem was not an act of devotion or even premeditation, for his "King David" which brought him his fame was written to order...
...Sheldon was born in 1871. After receiving his education he took up receiving. He became head master of the Volkmann School of Boston. In 1917 this school and Noble and Greenough combined, keeping the latter's name. He has taught at Noble and Greenough's since then. He taught mathematics, general science, and chemistry...
...confronted him with John Wanamaker, the Founder.*Lawyer Nevin was better at real estate than the Founder himself; when the owner died, Lawyer Nevin was made Vice President of everything, all around. Directorships followed, automatically. Wilful-faced, 200 pound, 6 ft. 2 in., firm chinned, wideshouldered Attorney Nevin became master last week of Wanamaker's interests in the U. S. and the world, to wit: Wanamaker's stores in Philadelphia, New York, Paris, Tokyo; A. T. Stewart Realty Co., Manhattan...