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...numerically much the largest party, they cannot form their own Cabinet because a whole pack of fractional factions would join with the Conservatives to oust a Socialist Government. In these peculiar circumstances last week Carl Gustaf Ekman seemed to be the best tail King Gustaf could have chosen to wag the Swedish dog. Irt 1926, in similar circumstances, His Majesty made the Great Templar Prime Minister for the first time, and Tail Ekman then wagged Sweden very satisfactorily until 1928, when he was succeeded by Admiral Lindman whom he now succeeds...
...Babson who, after a record of much unsuccessful seering, publicly forecast the decline, although instead of his break of "60-80 points," the industrial average dropped 183 (according to Prof. Irving Fisher's index of 50 most active industrials). Quickly capitalized was Seer Babson's accuracy, as were Wag Cantor's losses. Newsstands displayed for $3 a pamphlet giving Babsonic market recommendations. A long silent sage, John Moody, late last week predicted the break was over, that 1930 would provide a slow rising market with small volume, easy money. A broken sage was Charles Amos Dice, famed market student...
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From Manhattan a letter was sent addressed by a wag to Booth Town, Conn. Smart postoffice men correctly delivered it in New Haven, Conn., native town of Albert J. ("Albie") Booth Jr., famed Yale footballer...
Proud was he of that "snapper" on the end of his acceptance speech. He said afterward: "I suppose I've gone Cal one better with that 'Who could say no?' I'll pay for that. Some wag will follow me to my grave...