Word: westing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...meeting last week in Manhattan of G. O. Politicians who professed to believe that President Coolidge might yet be forced to run. Among these professionals were National G. O. P. Chairman William Morgan Butler of Massachusetts, National Vice Chairman Charles Dewey Hilles of New York, National Secretary Roy Owen West of Illinois. Primarily their meeting was to arrange housing details of the Kansas City convention but they could not deny that they talked politics, too. What with news from Pennsylvania that Secretary Mellon had ordered an uninstructed delegation, the Hoover boom last week seemed overshadowed by a bogie named Illinois...
...Senate prepared to start one of its more important Inquiries, into bituminous trouble in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia...
...Lindbergh was not swamped on disembarkation by crazy students, girls detailed to kiss him, autograph hunters, well wishers, drunks, people. The second experience was an unexpected message from the local Congress requesting in no mild terms freedom for Porto Rico. Apparently there is far less sweetness and light in West Indian relations with U. S. than press dispatches and Lindbergh welcoming crowds might indicate. The Colonel refused to state whether or not, or to whom he would deliver the message. The third experience was a Rotary Club dinner with no speeches...
Marion Nevada Talley, youngest man or woman in Who's Who, makes more money than most of that distinguished company. Just old enough to vote, she has earned $334,892 in the last two years in addition to her Metropolitan Opera salary. Buxom sweet singer from the middle west, she is sought for concerts the country over. The figure was divulged last week by concert manager Francis C. Coppicus with whom Miss Talley is about to part on none too friendly terms...
...fencing team will open its season at 3 o'clock at West Point against the strong Academy team. The five swords men who will represent Harvard left last night for New York under the supervision of Manager M. R. Berliner...