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...coming to Washington with a rush. Sap was rising. The Japanese cherry trees encircling the Tidal Basin in Potomac Park were about to burgeon. A soft greenish sentimentality was adrift in the air. Ulysses Simpson Grant III walked out of the long flat Navy building, sniffed the sweet air, drove to the Tidal Basin, examined the cherry tree buds with the expert eye of a lieutenant-colonel of engineers. Then, in his official capacity as Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital, he predicted that these famed trees would blossom forth in all their double-flowered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: Grandson Grant | 4/1/1929 | See Source »

...next morning everything was arranged. The dowager Countess agreed to meet "those terrible Canadians." The new Earl drove to his castle in the village hack, midst exploding railway torpedoes set off by the tenants, and there at the castle door stood a mournful butler in livery with a little black box in his hand. Diffidently, Earl Fred took the little box from the butler, and the patient Trimmers sighed with relief. Their friend was officially installed Lord of the Manor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Toughest Viscount | 4/1/1929 | See Source »

...Siamese legation started the 4O-mile trip in a U. S. truck, with U. S. drivers, accompanied by Luang Debavadi, third secretary of the legation. A block from the destination, Washington police raided the truck, arrested the U. S. drivers under the Five & Ten law, but later drove the truck on to the legation, helped unload...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PROHIBITION: The Five & Ten | 3/25/1929 | See Source »

...Yale ace, was one of the main reasons for his team's victories over the Blue in the 1928 series. In the first game against the Elis this last season, he scored both the goals which spelled defeat for the New Haven team. During the campaign just ended, Giddens drove in a total of 18 tallies to lead the Harvard scoring parade...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GIDDENS WILL LEAD NEXT SEASON'S SIX | 3/20/1929 | See Source »

They did in The Red Dance? Didya see it? No, in the afternoon, it only costs a quarter then. Sure she still works there. Sa-ay, she's smooth! But a big boy in a Cadillac calls for her every night. No, but Al tried. He drove up in front with his Chevy one time and blew the horn until the manager got a cop. Guess he was afraid of another riot. We students just don't have any riots. Didye get that one? It's a good pun. Well, even Kitty says puns...

Author: By R. W. P., | Title: THE CRIME | 3/12/1929 | See Source »

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