Word: partings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Scotland Yard attendants, may well have been surprised to hear the cannonading and bugle-blowing that went up as their chief, self-styled "missionary of peace," detrained in Washington to find a full-dress military reception. Green, Blue, Red. After visiting the British Embassy and pausing about 75 minutes, part of the motorcade reformed and the Prime Minister was taken to the President. He waited in the Green Room while Ambassador Howard went in to see the President in the Blue Room. Then Sir Esme came back, fetched James Ramsay MacDonald and the historic handshake of the trip took place...
...continued to revel, forgot their losses, while the bandits returned jewels to all women who consented to be their dancing partners. At daybreak police arrived, found sleepy guests, no bandits. Old Bombings. Into the swimming pool of the Lakeshore Athletic Club landed a bomb which shattered windows, blew out part of a wall, sent guests scurrying. Police found no bomber. . . . A bomb went off in the doorway of Broker Charles H. McCarthy's apartment, damaged furniture, tore out a wall . . . More bombs have exploded in Chicago in 1929 than in any other year-the year's 98th emptied...
...winning the pennant, Mr. Wrigley told all the players to have a big evening at his expense; adding that he would not honor any expense account for less than $50. Quieter in manner, taller and thinner in figure, less pretentious but nonetheless admired is Philadelphia's manager and part owner, Cornelius ("Connie Mack") McGillicuddy. He has gained fame through baseball -and baseball alone. He attends every game his Athletics play, invariably sits in the same place in the dugout, seldom raises his voice to command or correct. He last brought an American League pennant to Philadelphia...
...Thomas lot-is the most hypocritical. . . . We were dragooned [by the Conservative Government in 1922] into signing an agreement which binds us to surrender our liberties for another 25 years. . . . They promised to take British troops out of Egypt. Did they do so? They merely moved them from one part of Egypt to another. Well, there is one thing sure. Egypt is awake and will not tolerate this hypocrisy and tyranny much longer! It will not last 25 years. I promise you that!" While Mme. Garzouzi spoke in Manhattan, her countrymen were echoing her words with action. The intense Nationalistic...
...sketched passers-by on the streets, charged two pins for seats at plays in his cellar, made $3.75 by playing the harmonica in a public hall at prices of 15 and 25 cents. With a recommendation from Phineas Taylor Barnum, a family friend, he secured his first regular part, that of an aged Negro, in a melodrama at the old Philadelphia Museum (1877). He has since appeared in 325 plays, directing 33 of them. He was leading man for Mme. Modjeska (see p. 44), once supported Edwin Booth. His daughter, Cornelia Otis Skinner, is a famed monologist. One of Actor...