Word: tales
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Towards Swampscott rushed Lucius J. M. Malnin, Federal Judge of the Virgin Islands (St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas, purchased by the U.S. from Denmark in 1917). Judge Lucius had a tale of "maladministration of the Virgin Isles" by "seven U. S. Governors, all navy officers, in seven years," to unfold to President Coolidge. He was told by Secretary Sanders, at Lynn, to hold his peace until the President should return to Washington. Then and there an interview will be accorded him. Said Judge Malnin...
...Enchanted April. There was only one difficulty with this play and that was its too minute observance of its parent novel. If you remember that delightful book it will come back as a gently genial tale of certain weary London ladies who happened to hire an Italian castle. The tale told of their blossoming under the soft suns of Italy. It was the type of thing that the drama, with its imperative demands for action, recaptures uneasily. All the recapturing possible on the stage has been effected, with a pleasant but not particularly engrossing result...
...FALL GUY-Final performances of the tarnished little tale of a wabbly little fellow who couldn't quite work hard enough to hold...
...tale of income tax payments in Sweden is far different from that tale in U. S. statistics, made public last week. In Stockholm, only 150 taxpayers had incomes of more than $50,000. The largest individual income reported was that of A. M. Versteegh, factory owner-$402,354. M. L. Wallenberg, international banker, and Ivar Kreuger, Match Trust head, came second and third...
...POOR NUT-A tale of college days, Phi Beta Kappa keys, quarter miles and comely coeds...