Word: philip
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Philip Mohan of New York was the love-fighter. He is redhaired, freckled, and as Irish as boiled potatoes. Contrary to all romantic tradition Philip ("Red") Mohan comes not from the Lower East but the Upper West Side. Since "Red" Mohan flew a rattling "Jenny" plane from Juarez, a fortnight ago, to the rebel forces in Chihuahua with 400 Ibs. of nitroglycerine in the cockpit, a cigaret between his lips, and a pint of tequila (cactus wine) on his hip, he has been a hero to the rebels. Black-eyed wenches smile at him in the plaza of an evening...
Died. Charles Philip Coleman, 64, Manhattan engineer (Singer Tower); of pneumonia; in Washington...
...further explained that, though International Paper is a New York corporation (long dominated by the Publishers Reid of the New York Herald Tribune, control of the Herald and Traveler would remain in Boston through the appointment of Philip Stockton, John R. Macomber and Sidney W. Winslow Jr., all oldtime Bostonians, as trustees...
Touching on somewhat the same ground as that tread by Philip Barry in "Paris Bound" the author of "Young Love" has produced a highly diverting comedy. With but four characters to interpret him, he has built a setting of very obvious contrast. Two young people engaged to be married are set off against a young married couple. And as the faith of the youngsters in the everlasting bliss and contentment of the marital state resolves itself into a gaping doubt, Mr. Raphaelson lightly expounds his thesis...
...story of the star-crossed love of Paolo for his brother's wife has, however, a certain static lustre in the Phillips version, and Miss Cowl is radiant in her picturization of what is, after all, a minor role. Philip Merivale is a simple and direct Paolo and Guy Standing gives to Giovanni all the sinister quality the verse will allow. Katherine Emmet's Lucrezie also is excellent. But it is not easy to imagine anyone becoming excited enough about it all to telephone his favorite ticket speculator...