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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President (though George Akerson, presidential secretary, is held by many to be almost the "double" of his chief). Yet trickery of some sort might have been suspected one day last week when this amazing episode took place: The President was seen to leave his executive office, clad in his usual sack suit. The Japanese Ambassador, Katsuji Debuchi, was waiting in the Blue Room to present the officers of some visiting Japanese warboats. Precisely six minutes after the sack-suited President vanished, there appeared to handshake the Japanese a President neat and calm in full formal morning wear. Midshipmen from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Hoover Week: Oct. 7, 1929 | 10/7/1929 | See Source »

Chief Justice Taft, less massive, less twinkling but no less human after aggravating illnesses in his 72nd year just ended. He summered as usual quietly on Murray...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JUDICIARY: God Save the U. S. | 10/7/1929 | See Source »

...Negotiations with the Soviet Government have started. They have temporarily broken down. There will follow the usual oriental bargaining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Usual Oriental Bargaining | 10/7/1929 | See Source »

Yesterday's practice was short and snappy with a major portion of the time given over to individual coaching. The linemen had the usual blocking and tackling session, under Coach Dunne. Coach Casey took a skeleton team and ran team through a brisk drill, stressing forward passing and pass defence. After two teams had gone through kickoff formations. Teams A, B, and C ran signals for a quarter of an hour...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TEAM HAS FINAL DRILL TODAY FOR INAUGURAL | 10/4/1929 | See Source »

...expected now, especially Freshmen for whom a series of informal meets are scheduled in which they will have the opportunity to compete with men of their own ability. Later in the season, interdormitory contests will also provide opportunity for further competition. In addition to these events for Freshmen, the usual Fall Handicap meet for University men will be held in the last of October, in which both graduates and undergraduates will be allowed to compete...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TIME TRIALS OPEN HARRIERS' SEASON | 10/2/1929 | See Source »

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