Word: tai
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...shoved rather than shot the cue ball in making one point. The referee waved Greenleaf away. When he continued to argue the referee disqualified him. Next day Greenleaf fans learned their idol had filed suit for divorce from his wife, a Eurasian vaudeville singer who calls herself Princess Nai Tai Ta. When they were first married eight years ago Mrs. Greenleaf took a lively interest in her husband's work, wore a brown en semble at his games for luck. At exhibition matches she also essayed to sing accompaniments to Greenleaf's fanciest shots. When they separated, Champion...
Yours sincerely, (Signed) Chiang Kwang-nai* Ting-kai† Tai...
...them belong to a Tong, of which there are about 15. Initiation fees, dues, give the Tongs big treasuries, tempt the leaders. Most Tong wars are caused by defection to the ranks of rival organizations, business rivalry, racketeering. Most notable Tongs are: On Leong, Hip Sing, Yan Wo, Tai Look, Tai Pang, Tong On. Over all western Tongs is the Peace Society, over all eastern Tongs, the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, both supreme arbiters in their territories of Chinatown difficulties...