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...Sidney B. Wood Jr., 18-year-old tennis upstart of New York, winner last fortnight of the Sea Bright Bowl: the Meadow Club tournament at Southampton, L. I.. beating Davis Cupman Wilmer Allison of Texas 3-6, 6-3, 2-6. 6-2. 6-4. in the final. In the semi-final he beat Frank X. Shields. 20, of Manhattan, who eliminated William T. Tilden...
...Tardieu, an upstart compared to M. Briand who has been twelve times Prime Minister, had taken the risky course of forcing the astute old man to play second fiddle to his first, both at the second Hague Conference and at London (TIME, Jan. 13, et seq.). Briand, perhaps the greatest statesman and certainly the master politician of his time in France, would have been less than human had he not done something to stop the remark, often heard in Paris fortnight ago: "Tardieu has obliterated Briand...
...Wisconsin. In each of these States, the Democratic candidate for Senator withdrew. In Minnesota, the pur pose was to give Senator Shipstead. Farmer-Laborite, a clear field against a Re publican opponent. In Wisconsin, it was to give Senator LaFollette, Progressive Re publican, a clear field against an upstart "regular" Republican. The Hons. Shipstead and LaFollette reciprocated these courtesies by helping the Democratic na tional ticket...
...upon the Laurentano family in intricate fashion. The prince's vulgar bride eloped with the widower of the murdered lady-friend. Lando barely escaped the island where he had abetted the riots. Sicily was put under martial law, and the old Garibaldino Mauro, frenzied by the impertinence of upstart socialists, fared forth with his medals and pistols of 1860 to assist the state troopers. These unimaginative souls mistook him for a rioter, and shot him in a street fight...
...other cow in all Austria gave so much milk as she. Last week President Hainisch braved the sad, brown eyes of Bella and took away her bell because he had had tidings of a cow named Maria, owned by one Herr Kraft of Graz. This rival cow,, this upstart Maria, has produced this year 2,400 gallons of milk and bettered the record of Bella by several foaming pails...