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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last June Chicago police rounded up many a middleman, announced that they had smashed a "million dollar" arson ring. Three weeks ago they decided to tidy up the last stray clue by picking up fat Bertha, whose only connection with the case seemed to be that her son-in-law had been arrested. Much to their surprise, she began to talk. Last week she was still talking, spouting a voluble stream of names, addresses, dates, fees...
...pledge on parchment however fine, Louis Barthou would prefer to put his trust. "The solemn promise of Germany," he has said, "is not enough for me." Last week he announced that next month he expects to confer with Benito Mussolini in Rome, seeking Italy's signature for his ring around Germany...
...pull up and the child with a breathless curtsy plumped her posies into Princess Marina's lap. At Prince George's apartments in St. James's Palace, the Princess and her parents spent an hour, then left with him for Balmoral Castle. As yet Marina had no engagement ring, since George had found nothing suitable in the Balkans where he wooed her (TIME. Sept. 10). Last week His Royal Highness ordered in London a superb Kashmir sapphire, supported by two oblong diamonds in a platinum setting. ¶ When Scottish journalists dryly observed that Prince George is in fact a commoner...
...production has the ring of authenticity, the small details having been apparently well taken care of. Quite evident is the fact that the picture has been produced under the new "spotless" regime, there being nary a line that could bring even a blush to your grandmother's cheek. The nearest approach is by Mercedes (Elissa Landt) who, when in the course of a discussion of Dante's qualifications for marriage it was remarked that he "had no family", coyly retorted that she "would give...
Public men in public places frequently make unfortunate remarks. Author Kent likes to snap these up, ring the changes. Once General Johnson permitted himself to turn from excoriating his critics and point with pride to those "whose eyes have seen the glory." And Professor Tugwell rhapsodically prophesied a time when "every hill will be green and all the rivers blue." Old-Fashioned Democrat Kent is waiting for the muddy Missouri to change color...