Word: stringed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...appeared last week that the young Cornelius Vanderbilt IV string of newspapers was pretty well wrecked. About two months ago (TIME, May 10), the younger Vanderbilt was forced to asknowledge publicly that he was in financial difficulties and to call for aid-$300,000-to keep his three papers running. Soon afterwards his San Francisco paper, the Illustrated Herald, suspended publication, and his Los Angeles paper, the Illustrated News, went into receivership. Last week his Miami paper, the Illustrated Tab, failed to appear. The owner of its offices had taken legal measures to oust it for failure to pay rent...
...Lord & Thomas man, Claude Hopkins* who is said to have discovered that a scientific demonstration is more convincing than a string of superlatives, has since enjoyed a tremendous salary and much honor among his professional brethren...
...last chapter of an unusually successful season the seven members of the University Golf Team were awarded Minor Sport "H"s, according to an announcement made by the H.A.A. yesterday. Their only defeat of the season came at the hands of the Princeton linksmen, and their string of victories included a win over the Blue golfers at Providence on June...
...circlet of pearls about the brow and held in place by a spray of orange blossoms on each side. She wore long sleeves, and her dress came within ten inches of the floor. Her bouquet was voluminous with white orchids and lilies of the valley. She wore a string of pearls...
...lover, William Frank (they were to be married before the week was up), giggled and smoked on the porch. The package they knew must hold a wedding present. Proprietor Krubaech unwrapped it, while Jeanette leaned over the counter to look with William Frank at her elbow. He got the string off, undid one fold of paper, another, then-a terrific explosion broke every window in the Three Lakes Tavern, wrecked the counter, the lobby, killed Proprietor Krubaech, killed Fiance Frank, mortally injured the girl...