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...Smith. Like most New York bosses, Mr. Curry is of Irish descent and distinguished himself by early physical prowess, in his case footracing. Until his election in 1903 to the State Senate he was a Western Union telegraph operator. He is a devout churchman, speaks quietly and?unlike Bosses Tweed, Croker and Kelly?prefers to remain out of the picture as much as possible...
Died. Mrs. Lucy ("Aunt Lucy") Stewart Knox, 93, grandmother of Cinemactress Anita Stewart; in Brooklyn, N. Y. A friend of William Marcy ("Boss") Tweed, she hid him lin her Brooklyn house in 1875 after he had been found guilty of colossal thieveries from the New York municipal government and sentenced to twelve years imprisonment. By her aid he eluded vigilant watchers, escaped to Cuba on his yacht...
...long-haired artist is gone. The present day artist is likely to be a well-dressed, well-set-up man in a tweed suit with well polished shoes and a smart tie, moving with quick athletic step . . . looking more like a man of affairs than a dreamy esthete. . . . The Academy now needs ample gallery space, so that every good picture can be hung and every good piece of sculpture can be placed...
...Britain held its breath. Proud, loyal Scots piled mountainous bonfires on Hunter's hill and neighboring heights which rise above the castle, made ready to send the news blazing over the mountain tops. Not in generations has a potential heir to the throne been born north of the Tweed. The British postoffice, guardian of Britain's telephones, prepared a special wire from Glamis castle to the Royal Yacht Squadron (not "club") at Cowes to carry first word to King George. That able obstetrician Sir Henry Simson and the Duchess of York's dour Scotch nurse were ready and waiting. Newsagencies...
...captained by Bobby Jones: the Walker Cup matches at St. George's, Sandwich, England, 10 points to 2, losing only one twosome and one foursome. The English have never won a Walker Cup series since the trophy was put in competition (1922). Dressed in a red and brown tweed knicker suit, the Prince of Wales watched the matches, chatted with the players, imitated with satirical intention the waddle of a flat-footed British galleryite, went down on hands and knees an front of the gallery to see the putting better, chewed...