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...prisoner thrust upon the CRIMSON reporter the document reprinted below. Except for the fact that only one receipt is listed, against many disbursments, the paper might appear to be a personal cash account. Room at Hotel Woodstock $ 5.00 Telephoned home 12 times 11.30 Repairs to dignity (especially trousers) 6.50 Taxi to Ferroni's 2.10 Refreshments at Ferroni's 20.00 A6. A8, Booth Theatre 17.00 Taxi to Booth Theatre 3.20 Lady in A4, Booth Theatre (settled out of court) 23.40 Lady in A8, Booth Theatre (Heart Balm) 7.70 Taxi to Madison Avenue and 84th St. 1.40 1 Pane glass (billed...
...Salvador. Three cannon blasts bumped the air and the thickening crowd at the air field cheered. Col. Lindbergh was due in one hour. Late comers chugged eagerly up, arguing excitedly at tripled taxi prices; their eyes on the sky. Presently the shattering "Viva Lindbergh." The crowd charged the plane; Col. Lindbergh screamed them back. 'It took 15 minutes for his escort to push him through the crowd to the hangar where waited President Pio Romero Bosque, the Cabinet, the General Staff, diplomats...
Prince George, as his car sped through London, was victim of a vicious skid, overturned. Nonchalant, His Royal Highness crawled from the wreck, straightened up, lit a cigaret, hailed a taxi...
...surely to Hell as to a telephone exchange, but to have that stigdra east on the subways seems Nemesis. They appeared the one wholesome, clean place where a man could go to get away from himself. But now engaged girls will pawn their rings, and go by taxi to save their name: old maids will feel temptations as they pass the exits: and the conductors will become introspective...
That night a shivering taxi-driver sat at his stand reading an early edition of next morning's newspaper. He read of the Archbishop's loss, of the value of the crucifix. Therefore he drove to the Archbishop's house, handed over the valise with contents undisturbed, explained that he had seen the bag on the curb, had been unable to overtake the Archbishop's automobile, departed without leaving his name...