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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...built it up from four mills which devolved upon him from his father-in-law, Andrew Yule, who first made Indian jute world-famed. It was the War's demand for sandbags which caused jute prices to soar and the Yule wealth to become fabulous. Much, however, of Miss Yule's $100,000,000 was in cash; for the jute part of the fortune had been acquired by J. P. Morgan & Co., now most potent factor in world jute.* To big companies the Exchange means no revolution in marketing methods. Burlap and jute will still be bought chiefly...
Engaged. John Kirtland Colgate, son of Russell Colgate (soap company director); and Miss Florence Viola Manuel; at Stockton, Calif...
...Seoul, Korea, Sprinter Eldracher of Germany raced 100 metres in 10 3/10 sec. against a runner from Japan-a world's record if it is allowed. Before the afternoon was over narrow-hipped Miss Kinuye Hitomi covered the same distance in 12 sec.-a world's record for ladies. Young John Straley of Paulding, Ohio, said to Umpire Clyde Crone what many sandlot players often long to say to umpires. With a quick fist Umpire Crone did what umpires often long to do to fresh players. Straley fell awkwardly, did not get up. Policemen escorted Crone from...
...Artists ). No poet's goddess of pearl rising from the dark blue of an Aegean wave is Constance Talmadge, but a distracted flippant Venus left over from a past, an extravagantly rococo period of the cinema. Action of this silent picture hinges on a report, visibly confirmed, that Miss Talmadge has entertained a yachting party by riding nude on a surfboard off the island of Cyprus. When the captain of the yacht accidentally kills instead of merely reproving a nasty fellow who made remarks about her, Miss Talmadge discharges him. Later, finding out why he did it, she demonstrates...
Ishbel's "Engagement." Perceptibly reserved was Miss Ishbel MacDonald last week as she trotted in the wake of her tall, halo-headed sire. Perhaps she was repenting an exuberance. Jocularly, one morning, she had greeted the appearance of her father's middle-aged friend Lord Arnold with the cry, "Oh, look at the House of Lords!" Promptly and absurdly they were rumored engaged. Baron Arnold, British Paymaster General, is accompanying the MacDonald party at his own expense, has been mooted as the next British Ambassador at Washington-suspected of being a "Colonel House." Intensely embarrassed, especially by reports...