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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Died. James B. Newsome, 76,* oldest Pullman porter; in Chicago. He had traveled over 6,000,000 miles in Pullman cars, since 1870, without ever having been complained against. His motto was, "Never argue with a fool, humor him." Buffalo Bill once gave...
...singles against a little girl named Bendit (6-1, 6-0) and two in the mixed doubles. Jack Hilliard (British) was my partner. Quite attractive, but he wore ugly shoes. The reporters came up. I wouldn't let them photograph me because I had on my oldest sweater and I just told them the truth about it. "Gentlemen," I said, "don't take my photograph today. Wait until Wednesday. I am getting some new French dresses made and they will be delivered Wednesday. I want my California friends to see how good I look in French models...
Died. William Christopher Patterson, 84, famed as "the world's oldest hangman and first electrocutioner," noted executioner of 54 persons in Auburn prison; at Hornell, N. Y., while peacefully asleep. Leon Czolgosz, famed assassin of President McKinley, was considered by Mr. Patterson the most notable criminal whom he executed. The press, however, accorded tremendous publicity to his execution of one Kemmler, a wife slayer, in the first electric chair actually put into use. He also superintended the electrocution of Mary Farmer, first woman to die in the chair. When questioned, shortly before his death as to whether he thought...
...This is what makes a visit to Rome, Athens, or Memphis so impressive, so full of awe. In the Museum are written records of a period so ancient as to make moderns of Moses and Homer, revealing a civilization so remote as to fill our minds with wonder. These oldest remains come, of course, from the Tigris-Euphrates valley, the culture of which was a mixture of Semitic and non-Semitic elements. This culture profoundly influenced the younger branches of the Semitic stock, and, through them, all of western civilization...
...Corbett next turned to discuss commercialism in athletics. "Every branch of athletics," he went on, is now being commercialized. You see controversies in the newspapers every day, concerning one sport or another. Tennis, golf hockey, football and even boxing, which is perhaps the oldest professional sport, are all having their troubles. But why worry about professionals? The amateurs who really love any game will always stick...