Word: motorize
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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While the stock-market is happy and the motor industry hale, there will be plenty of people who want to go to U. S. prizefights, however wretched they may be. It is not probable therefore that Max Schmeling, if he becomes heavyweight champion, will be expected to defend his title in the back rooms of speakeasies, like John L. Sullivan, or on a barge, like James J. ("Gentleman Jim") Corbett. The other champions,* of whom Tex Rickard made a list before he died, are as well off as ever. But perhaps million-dollar gates are now definitely in the past...
British Railroads & Busses. U. S. railroaders dared but admire, not imitate, the action of British railroaders who now are buying control of all motor bus lines which conflict with their traffic. In England municipalities own most of the city, suburban and even interurban bus lines. With their authorities, Sir Josiah Stamp and Sir Ralph Wedgewood, able, persuasive financiers both, have had on the whole successful parleys. As for the U. S., the New England railroads have done most to absorb or create bus lines. The severest railroad-bus competition is along the Pacific Coast...
...accepted an invitation of the Soviet Government to go to Moscow and found a school of the dance. Moscow palled before long and Dancer Duncan returned to France where in 1927 she died, strangely strangled by one of her own scarfs when it caught in a wheel of her motor car.* Back in Moscow, the seed she had planted took root, flourished. Irma Duncan, an adopted daughter, had stayed to spread the gospel and teach children, just as the Great Isadora had taught her, to know music and translate it freely into bodily movement. Last week with twelve best pupils...
...illegitimate children, Patrick and Deirdre, were also killed in a motor car accident. Deirdre was the daughter of Gordon Craig, Ellen Terry's son; Patrick the son, supposedly, of Paris Singer of Singer Sewing Machines...
Last week's figures included late campaign contributions, one of which added a financial note to the long discord between Senator James Couzens, Michigan's motor-millionaire senator, and Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon. Senator Couzens made a last minute contribution of $10,000, and, according to one report, offered to make it $40,000 if promised that Mr. Mellon would not be reappointed treasury secretary...