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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...authoritative reports, Signer Mussolini himself took up his telephone and put searching questions to excited Consul Riccardi. Meanwhile the police of Innsbruck, clubbing right and left, had scattered the mob of flag snatchers after arresting eight. The snatchers, it appeared, were patriotically incensed because a new and larger-than-usual Italian flag had been unfurled, last week, on the 13th anniversary of the day when Italy finally declared war on Austria (see ITALY). The careful telephonic questions of Dictator Mussolini were followed by abrupt commands. Consul Riccardi gulped that he understood, hung up, donned resplendent attire, and fairly strutted...
...portion of fame and respect far larger than that delivered to the average man who is neither judge nor peacemaker. During his 20 years upon the bench it is claimed that he has tried more divorce suits than any other magistrate and effected more marital reconciliations. Last week, as usual, Judge Sabath's courtroom teemed with opportunities for making peace. On one day alone he found temporary remedies for two lamentable squabbles between men and wives...
...Inspiration he seems to get out of me in them. But there's a long intraduction full of practically nothing but me. And anyway 40,000 people bought the book before it was even out, and so it seems that there is nothing to really be discouradged about as usual...
Captain R. B. Burnett ocC. has entirely recovered from his recent attack of grippe and will be in good shape at his usual position at No. 2 this afternoon...
There is room, then, for architectural experimentation. Even where old styles are used, as now by Mr. Coolidge, adaptation is made inevitable by the uses to which the new buildings are put. The usual and the best practice in these circumstances is to advertise a competition among architects, and to adopt the best plans submitted from architects all over the country. Thus originated the plans for the beautiful Tribune building in Chicago. In the building of the Harvard Business School, the same procedure was followed, although the winning plans were slightly altered by the "Harvard achitects...