Word: night
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...knees when, in the chorus of a song, he came to the word "Mammy." Now a multimillionaire, third* richest actor in the world, he remains capricious, moody, fond of asserting his independence and of practical jokes. He likes to take long motor trips without planning them, starting at night for some distant point and singing on the way. His companions are usually less important showpeople who laugh at all his jokes. He gives money to beggars, is shrewd at driving bargains, has been known to refuse several thousand dollars to sing for five minutes at a private party...
...mind whether to back Battler Snowden to the limit the Prime Minister must know the attitude of the fiscal powers in Manhattan and London. None could inform him better than Tycoons Lamont and Norman. After hearing their views Mr. MacDonald flew back to Lossiemouth, cogitated through the night, finally issued a startling manifestation in support of Chancellor Snowden's demand that the Empire receive a larger slice of the reparations "sponge cake...
...When we retired for the night it was still light. . . . The sea was absolutely calm. I was awakened by a terrific crash which threw me partly out of my bunk. . . . I ran in my nightdress out into the saloon where I found the Prince and Princess also in night clothes. . . . Water began coming in on top of me through the portholes. The Prince aided me out on deck, returning to get the Princess. . . . They had told a sailor to swim with me, as the captain said that the ship was sinking so fast it was impossible to make...
...Night-time readers who, like President Herbert Clark Hoover, keep awake by perusing hair-raising stories of mystery and crime, will find a 10ądetective-story magazine...
...next morning the boys assembled on the Edison lawn, talked of the test as they waited announcement of who had won. Various rumors spread. It was claimed that the judges were still debating after an all night session. It was suggested that Inventor Edison, disgusted with the results, had decided to give no award...