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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...offered; and then Mr. Butler introduced Frank W. Mondell, Chairman of the Notification Committee, onetime Representative from Wyoming and Chairman of the National Convention. He spoke briefly, making the formal notification. Then Mr. Coolidge came forward to make his speech. A fat little man in the front row (name unknown) appointed himself cheerleader and led the applause at appropriate intervals, waving handkerchiefs in both hands. At the close, Secretary Hughes, inspired by the moment to abandon his reserve, came forward, waved his hands and called on the audience for three cheers...
...Koran permits a man four wives, but many a Turk has beer guilty of concubinal cupidity and has excessively multiplied that number Nevertheless, Turks have for long taken pride in pointing fingers oi scorn at the prostitution of worrier in the Occident, which was a thing unknown to polygamous, Turkish Turkey...
...lies in the fact that the new Nickel Plate system will not touch Pittsburgh. This means a heavy loss of valuable freight, and for some times rumors have been afloat that the Van Sweringens would also acquire the Pittsburgh & West Virginia road to strengthen their system. Some Cleveland parties, unknown, have purchased 40,000 shares of this road from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., with an option on 34,000 shares more; this is about a quarter of the total 300,000 shares of the road. When the Van Sweringens are asked about this, they smile and change the subject...
There were days when Sir John Mandeville and Baron von Münchhausen told tales and people swallowed them. People were no more credulous then than-now, but less was known of the geography of the world and of what strange things might be discovered in unknown parts. It was unwise to doubt too much for fear of being damned later by the facts...
...Queen Mary gave a Garden Party to U. S. and Canadian lawyers and to delegates to the Premiers' Conference. Three thousand guests were present. The King had notified his guests that all formalities would be waived, meaning "come as you are." Consequently, one U. S. lawyer (name unknown) went in a lounge suit and straw hat. Secretary of State and Mrs. Hughes, accompanied by Ambassador Frank B. Kel- logg, arrived at the Palace before the other guests, and had a long private talk with the King and Queen. For the rest of the afternoon they were made members...