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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Governor Roosevelt was "definitely disturbed" by "hot weather stories" about his presidential candidacy. Later in the week he issued a statement which the politically-wise took none too seriously: "I am not a candidate for President .... Purely speculative and wholly false insinuations about any consideration which I am giving to national candidacy. . . . This [Governorship of New York] is a man's-sized job which takes all my time...
...which they will abide on a parity of naval strength (TIME, July 4, 1927, et seq.). Last week the North German Lloyd was challenging very modestly no more than a passenger speed record, yet even that was bold, and of all who went to watch the Bremen steam away none knew this better than STIMMING...
...American continent with air lines. To the winners (for no one of the five major con tenders is likely to gain monopoly in any one region) great profits are in store. There is mail to be carried and the governments as a matter of public policy pay handsomely.* Although none of the lines expect to carry much bulky express for years to come, there are precious diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, egret feathers and in districts where businessmen distrust checks, cash to be carried...
...Also the brothers had apparently borrowed $404,-995 from their own bank. Thus while Clarke Bros, claimed assets of $5,852-377, the actual value of these assets was figured at a minimum of $640,000 and a maximum of $1,830,000. There are some 3,000 depositors, none of whom will receive anything for at least three months. Six depositors said their deposits had been accepted the day before the bank closed. Laymen who think that banks are banks all alike, wondered how the State Banking Department had permitted Clarke Bros, to get into such a dreadful condition...
...many years ago, a tall, shaggy-haired man, none too neatly dressed, was bicycling home through Manchester early one morning. A bobbie stopped him, asked him where he worked. The aged cycler, Editor Scott, told him. The bobbie scowled and said: "Well, I should'a thought they'd let an old man like you get off a bit earlier than this." But to Charles Prestwich Scott work was life. He became the Guardian's editor at 26. He set out to make it one of the world's great newspapers. He succeeded at no expense...