Word: seeing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...risky to do so, and nurtured it from a shapeless hope to a reality by getting Republican delegates piece by political piece. But now, these several months, the Work desire has been thwarted. He had no hand in Cabinetmaking. In Florida, he spent listless days waiting to see the President-elect whom perhaps he thought he had made. In fact, Dr. Work's life has been unhappy almost since the Hoover nomination. Subordinates in the campaign refused to be subordinate. His resignation was demanded as a result of the Willebrandt anti-Catholic outbursts. And when, after a victory...
...only four times more than he guessed wrong, expressed no opinion twelve times, scored .453. Just above him was large Percy Hammond of the Herald Tribune, purveyor of false pomp and true drollery, who scored .616. Walter Winchell, Broadway slangman and gossiper, until last week of the tabloid Graphic (see p. 18) scored .790. He was just below dignified, grammatical J. Brooks Atkinson of the Times (.798) who, in turn, ran second to the winner, baldish, bespectacled Robert Littell of the Evening Post (.809).* Prognosticating a play's financial luck has but little to do with that synthesis...
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 (see...
Thomas, James Henry ("Jim") (see col. I). Lord Privy Seal and delegated to investigate unemployment...
...outer office of the Rumanian Ministry of Agriculture, last week, clerks and undersecretaries pottered somnolently at their tasks. Into the quiet office marched two strangely hilarious young men with curiously mottled skin. They shook hands violently with everyone in the room, then demanded to see the Minister of Agriculture, C. Argetoianu. "My God!" screamed the Minister's secretary, "Lepers! Unclean! Unclean!" Bravely he stationed himself before the door of his chief's sanctum while panic-stricken clerks and minor officials, overturning chairs and tables, stampeded to the outer air. Prudent Minister Argetoianu remained behind his desk while...