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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Divided Honors. You know that Kenneth Stewart is an author because his publisher keeps ringing him on the telephone. Otherwise you might be doubtful, for he spends his mornings fighting hangovers with antidotes of tomato juice, and his evenings trying to clear his chambers of pesky women. One of these...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Oct. 14, 1929 | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

With a $13,000,000 initial outlay he rebuilt the road from the ground up, put down heavy rails, built new stations, bought comfortable coaches, created an esprit de corps among employes, nine out of ten of whom bought company stock. He reduced the traveling time between

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Coffin Medal | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

A great builder of bridges is Ralph Modjeski and honored last week with his sixth scientific medal. But, except for his own stubborn leaning to engineering and his fond mother's indulgence, he might have been a musician or actor. For his mother was the late great tragedienne Helena...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Bridge Builder Modjeski | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

* Pronounced Maud-ruh-geh-yehv-sky, shortened to Mode-geh-ski when Mme. Modrze-jewska took out her U. S. naturalization papers.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Bridge Builder Modjeski | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

Edward Anderson ("Eddie") Stinson. flyer and plane manufacturer, and Errett Lobban ("E. L.") Cord, motor car manufacturer, celebrated their 35th birthdays nine days apart last July. Both have achieved large business success in their fields. But last week Mr. Stinson acknowledged Mr. Cord to be the greater executive. He did...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Stinson to Cord | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

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