Word: summering
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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James J. Walker, New York's musical-comedy mayor, abused his stomach. When he returned from his visit to Europe last summer (TIME, Oct. 10), he admitted that he would have to quit drinking alcohol for a while. New Yorkers smiled understandingly. Many a New York stomach has been ruined without going to Europe...
...said, settling himself in his chair, "I live in Greenwich. Connecticut. Well, about two years ago, my own house burnt down, and I had it rebuilt. I moved in with my family though before the workmen were through and well, the play is just a dramatization of my summer vacation. And then, lots of the other things, the Junior Dance and so forth that I mention in the play they actually do have them in Greenwich...
...Each summer the club takes a cruise. The largest sailed in 1906 when some 500 boats went up to Newport and beyond. In 1909 the cruise flotilla fell foul of a blow off Cape Cod and were scattered to ports all over Massachusetts. One man was lost; many boats disabled. Since then the fleet has run less to the open...
...particularly inland clubs, race roaring motor boats. The chief international races are between the famed 6 metre sailboats (about 35 feet on deck) for which British boats visit various foreign clubs including U. S. and U. S. boats are carried across the seas to race in foreign waters. This summer there will be a trans-pacific race to Honolulu. The King and Queen of Spain have offered cups for a trans-atlantic sailing yacht race from New York to Santander, Spain. Two classes will race: boats 35 to 55 ft. on the waterline and boats over 55 ft. Many...
...first-class passage on the President Polk, President Hayes or President Adams?such was the offer made last week by the Dollar Line to "men and women students of accredited schools, to alumni, to parents, professors and teach-ers." Cruises are to begin when school semesters end this summer, to conclude in time for autumn registrations. Ships, carrying both men and women, will sail from Los Angeles and San Francisco, with Seattle an alternative debarkation port. The cruise fare includes railroad transportation...