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Word: renovationâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1924-1924
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Then came the final, fatal trip, the journey of President and Mrs. Harding westward across the Continent, leaving the White House in the process of renovation???not knowing that the mansion was being made ready for a new tenant. As Elbert H. Gary gave word that the steel mills were going to give up their 12-hour day, as Edward W. Bok offered a prize of $100,000 for a practical peace plan and announced a committee in charge of the award, including as a member one John W. Davis, quondam Ambassador to the Court of St. James?speeding west...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Of Yesteryear | 11/10/1924 | See Source »

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