Word: unknowns
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...present: Of Lloyd George, ex-Premier. "Lloyd George loves a crowd more than himself. He has more ideas and treats them with fickle and impartial humor." Of Lord Curzon, ex-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. "His natural self made many friends in his youth, but for some unknown reason he grafted onto that brilliant and hospitable self a certain ceremonious nonconducting personality which estranges intimacy and his sense of humor-which is of the highest quality-never has been focused on himself." Of Ramsay MacDonald, Premier. "Ramsay MacDonald watches and defends himself, but whether from strain or suspicion...
POINCARÉ - Sisley Huddleston - Little Brown ($2.50). Called a biographical portrait, this book attempts to solve the enigma which the French call Poincaré. The author is not particularly successful. He hardly pierces the veil of the unknown that hangs around the ex-Premier, but he makes many shrewd comments and gives some first-hand impressions of the man who has "les poings, poings, poings . . . les poings carres...
...bath in lieu of a sleep, a fox hunt in which all barriers were taken, though many others flunked them, six chukkers of polo after breakfast and then a sleep, followed by unknown pursuits, rounded out a regular, royal...
...bank by one James Sullivan, a sailor. When it was advertised, 142 claimants appeared. Investigation showed that none of them was entitled to the money. These fraudulent claims are often taken to court and the bank is compelled to fight the case out legally to protect the rightful but unknown claimants...
...altered aspect to members of the University returning today after three months of absence. In the quarters on Massachusetts Avenue formerly occupied by the College Pharmacy, Browning King and Company, clothiers, have opened a store, the College Pharmacy in its turn replacing the University Candy Store, removed to parts unknown. In the new building of the Cambridge Trust Company is installed the Crimson Pharmacy and Smoke Shop, another new concern...