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...hand on the ranks of Republican Senators during the last year. In March Senator Samuel D. Nicholson of Colorado died; Governor Sweet appointed Alva B. Adams, a " progressive" Democrat, to occupy his seat. In April Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota died; Magnus Johnson, Farmer-Laborite, was elected in his stead. In July Senator William P. Dillingham of Vermont died. His place has not yet been filled, but there is a good chance that the Republicans will not lose another Senator. Last week primaries were held to choose the candidates who will stand in a special election...
...Steed was formerly Lord Northcliffe's man; he ap- peared in the U. S. with Northcliffe when the Fleet Street colossus made his tour of the world in 1921. For Northcliffe he edited the London Times. The monthly he now controls was founded in 1890 by W. T. Stead...
...because of the importance of his position in Philippine affairs. For many years he was a member of the Philippine Assembly, which corresponds to our House of Representatives. In 1916 the Congress of the United States enacted the Organic Act which abolished the Philippine Commission and placed in its stead a Senate This act gave the Philippines full power over domestic affairs. The Governor-general, however, had the power of final veto...
...this is the case of Luis Angel Firpo from Argentina. Firpo recently discharged his excellent American trainer Jimmy DeForest, presumably because the latter's salary cut into the Argentinian's profits. In DeForest's stead Firpo engaged Senor Horatio Lavalle of Argentina, who serves without pay. The press remarked that Firpo was " hard to beat at figures." Firpo has fought a number of low caliber performers, thereby gaining certain gate receipts. The press remarked that Firpo was " fond of his purse" and dubbed him " Business-Man Firpo." This criticism is evidently aimed at the young Argentinian...
Carl Fischer is a student at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathy. The muscular training of his adopted line of healing apparently stood his wrists in good stead last week, for he won the Intercollegiate tennis championship at the Merion Cricket Club, Philadelphia. The runner-up was Gerald B. Emerson of Columbia. The score...