Word: swedishly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Philadelphia, Arne Borg, b10nd-eyed Swedish swimmer, crawled 880-yards in 10 min. 38 2/5 sec., a world's record. Expertly thrashing mincing waves, four young men spurted through the water one after the ather like successive finger snaps md established a new U. S. record for the half mile relay, hewing rff a full 16 4/5 sec. from the >ld mark of a little over ten minutes, at Philadelphia last week. They were Johnny Weismuller, P. McGillivray, Albert Schwartz, Arne Borg, all of different nationalities, all swimming for Illinois...
...Danish farming system and Swedish forestry lore should be applied," said he, "to U. S. problems...
...royal vacation which took him through Italy and on to a quiet Swiss resort. The Tsar is 32. During the two decades of his adolescence and manhood there have been persistent rumors that he may marry. Why not? Last week rumors ran that he is "about to espouse a Swedish princess" (Astrid, 25, Martha, 20, and Ingrid, 16, are all available); and of course he might marry, said the rumormongers, Princess Giovanna, 19, but surely not Princess Maria, 12, of Italy. The press of the world has grown habituated to making itself ridiculous over Tsar Boris...
Somewhat similarly, last week he joined with certain Dutch and Swedish banks, as well as U. S. investment houses, in selling $25,000,000 of United States of Brazil bonds. A month ago he sold $35,000,000 of like ones, has the whole $60,000,000 protected by a sort of first mortgage on Brazil's consumption taxes and import duties...
...Yale Field where the Prince was introduced to the members of the Yale baseball team. At 8.30 o'clock last night a special convocation was held, the fourth in the history of Yale University, and President Angell conferred an honorary degree of doctor of laws on the Swedish Crown Prince. This honor had previously been accorded only to Cardial Mercier, Lord Kelvin, and Marshal Foch. The prince addressed the audience in Woolsey Hall after receiving the honor. Previous to the award conferred by the Yale authorities last night, the Crown Prince had received a similar degree at Princeton University...