Word: thompsons
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week was announced a change in Colonel Thompson's proposed itinerary. The emissary has abandoned his proposed three weeks' visit to China, and will now lea,ve Manila on Oct. 6 on the Steamship
Last week Col. Carmi Alderman Thompson, personal representative in the Philippines of President Coolidge, leisurely journeyed on as usual after leaving Damaghete, Occidental Negros, where, as in the other southern islands, special orders had been given that fat and lean Filipino females should cease chewing betel-nuts, smoking cigars, ambling about naked. No doubt as the good steamship Mindoro cleft azure wavelets, Mr. Thompson occasionally thought of the political situation in this southern section. He knew, of course, that these southern islands contain overwhelmingly Moro, Mohammedan, polygamous and warlike inhabitants who will not pay taxes as it is against their...
...check ardent Filipino dagger-experts. General Leonard Wood, whose schedule is approximately one day ahead of the Colonel's, was informed of the disturbance, hastened back to Zamboanga, held a meeting where he presided as arbiter. Said he afterwards: "I am ashamed that the Christian Filipinos showed Mr. Thompson that they were unable to live amicably with the Moros. I regret to sav that discipline was maintained by the Mahometan Moros, but not by the Christian Filipinos. The Filipinos broke an agreement which they made in my presence two days ago. Knowing the danger of a conflict between...
...Published by James M. Thompson, son-in-law of the late Champ Clark of Missouri, eloquent Speaker of the House, who battled Woodrow Wilson for control of the Democratic party...
...Harry Payne Whitney; at the Whitney estate, Wheatley Hills, Westbury, L. I. Aged, ill, Sculptor Ardisson clambered wearily up a 100 ft. water tower, leapt. In his pocket was a note, "Mrs. Whitney-you win. Tan-Tan, [his son], tout est atteint [all is accomplished]." Died. William H. Thompson, 75, president of the Thompson Time Stamp† Co.; in Manhattan. Died. Charles William Eliot, 92; at Northeast Harbor, Maine...