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...13th Street near Sixth Avenue, Manhattan, John Markle, anthracite tycoon, helped Commander Evangeline Booth, of the Salvation Army, with a bit of digging, then turned, spade in hand, to acknowledge the cheers of many a Salvation Army cadet. Ground had been broken for the $500,000 John & Mary Markle residence-hotel for businesswomen. Said Henry Waters Taft, second youngest of the four Taft brothers and chairman of the Salvation Army Advisory Board: "He gives twice who gives quickly . . . he gives thrice who gives meekly...
...cathedral in Southern Spain, and the other three-guest houses*-are furnished and finished to harmonize with the exterior of these beautiful buildings. Old doors and door frames, mantels, beds, tables, cabinets, priceless wood carvings, paintings, tapestries from famous places in Italy, Spain and France of the 13th and 16th centuries are a part of the finish and furniture...
...Asia; 2) the 13 letters in the name of J. D. Rockefeller, who gave each of the globe-circlers a lucky dime; 3) the 13 letters in the name of Standard Oil Co., which "brought Mr. Rockefeller no ill luck"; 4) the first letter of "Mears" is the 13th of the alphabet...
...Kate Evelyn Merrick, "The Queen of London Nightclub Keepers," who was sentenced to six months in jail for selling liquor after hours. Vexed were her sons-in-law, Baron de Clifford and the 13th Earl of Kinnoull...
...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 to the residence of Provincial Governor Stumpf. There, like a sparrow chirping...