Word: peakes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...drama reaches its peak in a courtroom scene. The brilliant young district attorney is prosecuting a woman, scorned by society, known only by the mysterious name, Madame X. He is on the point of vanquishing her when he discovers she is his own mother. The climax is heavily emotional. Since first seen 18 years ago, it has never failed to draw tears. With this play, Miss Frederick came before her English audience. When the curtain was rung down, women were seen weeping-almost hysterically. Pauline Frederick has a low, beautiful voice, dark, tragic eyes, a well-proportioned figure, slightly more...
...Dynamite is as harmless as a lead pencil if you know how to handle it," said one Thomas Morris of East Portal, Col., as he stuffed a few unimpressive-looking sticks into the groins of James Peak. Next day, in the White House, President Coolidge approached a golden telegraph key, applied thereto his right forefinger. The stimulus of a spark danced across the continent. A few feet of granite were blasted out of their native bed and James Peak had a hole completely through its middle. Outside the hole, safely away from flying granite, Governor William H. Adams shook hands...
...Lake City by 176 miles, cuts a 4% grade to 2%. Tunnels are usually thought of as underground things. The Moffat Tunnel is up in the air to the extent of 9,000 feet above sea level; but it is still 4,000 feet below the summit of James Peak. Drillers and dynamiters have been at work on it for nearly five years...
...Jeffries), remains adamant in demanding that the Jacksonville agreement be renewed. His jaw is set for the five-day week and six-hour day as basis of pay. Not lightly will he surrender the wage of $7.50 per day (unskilled labor), which miners have held since the post-War peak of 1920. With such things to fight for and with arrogant confidence, President Lewis and his bituminous boys assembled last week in Indianapolis to draw up their terms. On St. Valentine's Day, these terms will be presented to the coal operators at Miami, Fla., where a new compact...
...peak of the Harvard Glee Club's season will come during the week of March 22 to 29 when they sing the famous Beethoven mass, Missasolemnis" in conjunction with the Radcliffe Choral Society at Symphony Hall. These two performances will be the Glee Club's contribution to the Beethoven festival held under the auspices of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Association that week...