Word: r
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...birthday party was held in his office in the Municipal Building. He arrived wearing a sky-blue necktie. Seven hundred people called to wish him well. Alfred Emanuel Smith dropped in. Commissioner Voorhis gave him a cigar marked "John R. Voorhis." To other guests went other presents: To the men, pencils, to the women, fans, all marked in gilt: "1829? JOHN R. VOORHIS?1929." There was a birthday cake, two poems, 100 roses from Pompton Plains. Commissioner Voorhis was elected a member of the young Democrats club. For the first time in his life he cried in public. Police Commissioner...
Birthday. John R. Voorhis, Grand Sachem of Tammany rfall, president of the Municipal Board of Elections; in Manhattan...
Ingalls Inspects. David Sinton Ingalls. Assistant Secretary of the Navy in charge of Aeronautics, last week began an air inspection trip to all Navy stations and bases. He flew his own plane solo, and, like a cavalry officer with his aide trotting behind, had Commander R. P. Molten flying along in another plane...
...Motor Car Co. (Reo [onetime R. E. Olds Co.] is having no banner year, has been one of the most stable of the smaller car builders. Makes Flying Clouds, Wolverines, Speed Wagons;has lately introduced a Car of the, Month stunt-a special model distributed on a basis of one to each dealer. Reo sold 47,170 units in 1928.) Net profit, first half...
William Wallace Atterbury, president of the Pennsylvania R. R., lost six blooded horses, a calf, farm machinery, half of his crop of hay and wheat, when lightning and fire smote the barn of his estate near Philadelphia...