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...gentleman largely responsible for Virginia's new roads is another exemplar of the way politics can keep its breeding, and again Lady Astor's remark was a neat compliment. The road-builder was her host and distant relative, Governor Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia...
Died. Arthur Edward Stilwell, 69, builder of seven railroads aggregating 2,500 miles, founder and onetime President of the National Safety Co., who claimed psychical assistance in his projects; of apoplexy; in Manhattan...
...Rome-builder Kobler? He is nearly 52 years old and has never been a newspaper reporter. He dresses smartly, carries a malacca stick, and speaks in a Milt Gross accent. He lives in one of the largest apartments on Park Avenue, Manhattan. Once, his charming wife expressed a fancy for square jewels; he bought for her an emerald both square and huge. Typical of him is the fact that when he first asked Mr. Hearst for the American Weekly advertising job he pulled out a fist-full of advertising contracts already signed and at a higher rate...
...called Progressive Republicans, led by boyish Senator Robert Marion ("Young Bob") La Follette, amiable son of a fiery father, won all the important nominations-including the Youngest Senator's renomination-except for the Governorship. That was won by Walter Jodok Kohler, affluent maker of plumbing fixtures, builder of a "model" village (Kohler, Wis.), father of grown sons, flyer of a speedy airplane, regent of the State University, adherent of Nominee Hoover. The La Follette candidate, U. S. Representative Joseph D. Beck, ran a Wet second by some 20,000 votes. A Dry third ran Fred R. Zimmerman, Wisconsin...
Capt. Anton Heinen, builder of Zeppelins and the ill-fated U. S. dirigible Shenandoah, was made a citizen of the U. S. last week at Toms River, N. J. His examination score was 100%. He is now engaged in building two dirigibles for the U. S. Navy...