Word: star
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...stink of nicotine. The setting is melodramatic, but the action is confused, realistic: the policemen, the loudmouthed, lowbrowed coroner, the witnesses at the inquest, are photographically true to type. The satire on things political, policial, is at times more than implicit. In every detective story there should be a star detective but here he is fallible enough to seem human...
With 319 passengers aboard, the S. S. Andalucia Star limped into Falmouth, rudderless. In the Bristol Channel, the Radyr went down with all hands...
...Kylsant, "Lord of the Seven Seas," a director of over 40 companies and organizations. With a single-handedness of management that amounts almost to secrecy, he has placed a great K on many orders. Some of these Ks have resulted in such deals as the purchase of the White Star Line (from Morgan interests in 1926), the Elder Demster Line (West Africa), the Union Castle Line (South Africa)*. Other K orders have resulted in fast steamers, improved service, mechanical-innovation. Today the Royal Mail's red ensign flies over a fleet of some 2,600,000 tons ?one-sixth...
...will be one of the hardest Harvard will have all year. The University Club, always dangerous, is doubly strong this year by virtue of its acquisition of several former Harvard stickmen. In the starting lineup for the Clubmen will be four former Crimson men who in their day were stars on the ice. J. P. Chase '28 will be at center, with H. W. Bigelow '29 and E. C. Clark '27 teaming up at defense and H. H. Newell '29 at goal. Chandler Hilliard, former Arlington High star and Paul Curtis, who used to play hockey for Yale several years...
...lineup for this game is to be as follows: 1. W. F. Luton '32, 2, N. W. Kimball '32, 3, C. S. Tilden Jr. '32. Luton played No. 1 consistently last year on both the indoor and outdoor Freshman teams. In the last game, he was the star of the evening, running up seven tallies. Kimball played on the Freshman outdoor team last year, and was also one of the trio that defeated the 51st Brigade last Saturday. Tilden has not played so far this season, but he was on the first year squad last year with Luton and Kimball...