Word: folks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...received with the utmost cordiality. From the first morning that I worked with Clemenceau I learned of his great heart, his unfailing generosity, and his great respect for humble folk. . . . His grandeur was that of a god, but his simplicity attached him to earth...
...specialty act that will be presented for the first time is to be given by G. W. Briggs '31 and R. G. Edward '31. J. S. B. Archer '30, tenor soloist, will be featured in a group of folk-songs recently added to his repertoire and the Gold Coast Orchestra, under the direction of B. D. Hanighen '30, will contribute a few selections of dance music to the program...
...Balakirev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Moussorgsky and César Cui-five famed followers of Michail Glinka, who first turned his back on Western music, took inspiration from Russian legends, folk tunes...
...Folk & fairy tales by Veronica Somerville Hutchinson, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Frances Jenkins Olcott...
William ("Noblest Roman of them all") Muldoon, onetime world's champion wrestler, longtime crusader for clean boxing, originator of state boxing inspection, was given a testimonial dinner in Manhattan in honor of his approaching 85th birthday. To it went folk like Elihu Root, Walter Percy Chrysler, Oliver Harriman, Felix Warburg. Toastmaster John McEntee Bowman presented Muldoon a portrait, a bronze bust. Thomas brought back a silver-banded stick which Boxing Champion Heenan had given Muldoon 50 years ago. Muldoon lost the stick in 1880. Darraugh said he had received it in 1890 from the late Sportsman Thomas Gould...