Word: primes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week Sir Esme made the British Embassy dry. He did it voluntarily, without pressure from the State Department, by refusing to sign any more requisitions for liquor importations. The Drys hailed him as a "great good fellow." South Carolina's Senator Coleman Livingston Blease, prime agitator for Dry embassies in Washington, took off his hat and bowed to him. He was saluted by Henry Ford for his "fine old English spirit...
Seven Greek cities claimed to be the birthplace of Homer. Almost as many in the U. S. claim to be the birthplace of the Republican party. When the party came into being in the early 1850's, slavery was the prime issue. When last week the town of Ripon, Wis. (population 4,000) attempted to establish its title to "founding" the Republican party 75 years ago, Prohibition, in the form of Dry raids by U. S. agents, overshadowed the news of the celebration...
Last week Democracy gave a dinner party in Washington to honor Jouett Shouse, new executive committee chairman. Because National Committee Chairman John Jacob Raskob attended as prime guest-speaker, an incipient anti-Brown Derby revolt briefly threatened to wreck the good purposes of this gathering...
Thus last week Italy and the Papal State became independent friendly nations. In matters of religion it seemed, however, that they were at odds. Last week the Pope branded as heretical utterances of Italy's Prime Minister...
Square-jawed Stanley Baldwin in a billowing grey ulster and a bullet-hard bowler hat motored to Windsor Castle early last week to kiss the King's hand, resign as Prime Minister of Great Britain. Waiting at the palace door to receive him was the King's equerry and grouse-shooting friend, Col. Sir Clive Wigram, and King George's favorite grandchild, little Princess Elizabeth, soberly staring over the top of her perambulator. Stanley Baldwin bowed solemnly to "P'incess Lilybet," who continued to stare, and entered the palace. For half an hour he remained closeted with the King...