Word: soldierly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Interesting as were these disclosures to Chicagoans, even more interesting was the connection of Marshall Field III, grandson of The Founder, to the deal. Born in 1893, Field III has been a soldier, newspaper reporter, bondsalesman, but aside from being a trustee of the estate, has had no hand in the management of the store. Nine years ago he took part in the formation of Marshall Field, Glore, Ward & Co., now Field, Glore & Co., potent Chicago banking house, with an office also in New York. Educated at Eton and Cambridge, he spends most of his time far from Chicago...
...acting forever. His gestures lead everybody to talk about him, and for this reason the world believes that he is a great man. There are several great men in the world today. Masaryk has done great things for Czechslovakia Hindenburg has proved himself not only a great soldier, but a perfect statesman. Hoover was responsible for the relief of Belgium during the great war, and Edison is still alive, accomplishing great things. They do not possess the same histrionic gifts as Mussolini. This is why we do not hear much about them How ever, the people are getting tired...
Even the oldest peer and the "Father of the House" were consulted. Oldest is William Henry John North, 93, 11th Baron North, High Steward of Banbury, an asthmatic but indomitable old soldier, who still follows his pack of basset-hounds as best he can in his limousine, and must take little comfort that he is a great-grandson of the historic Lord North (Prime Minister 1770-82) whose imperious attitude toward the American Colonies was a major cause of their revolt. The Baronage of North was in abeyance from 1802 to 1841, and the present nth Baron North...
...last two chukkers, the Harvard trio launched a furious attack and outplayed the Soldier reserves, scoring seven goals to their opponents' two. Cooke and Jenkins displayed great power and accuracy...
...seen through the camera has the novelty, strength and directness that the same images might have as they flowed in the thought-stream, rapid and silent, of some vigorous, original mind. Best shot: the War in Filimonov's tortured memory symbolized as a vision of himself as a Russian soldier, meeting and recognizing himself at an intersection of searchlights as a German soldier; then his own image again, as captain of a battery, receiving and executing the order that blows both other images into eternity...