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...long, bony hands together, beamed self-satisfaction through his horn-rimmed glasses. Like an eager runner who beats the starting gun, he had not waited for March 4 and the change of administration to start this parade of economists, financiers and industrialists at the Capitol. He had gotten the Senate to adopt his resolution calling for an investigation of the Depression at once. In his forehandedness he had a double purpose: 1) to stall off radical legislation at this session; 2) to give the Roosevelt Administration all available ideas on relief as early as possible...
...will held climination trials the last part of this week and the first part of next week. Practice is being held daily in the wrestling room under the instruction of Coach C. J. Gallagher, and all men have been advised to report for these workouts, especially these who have gotten out of training during the examination period...
...Beeches," his Northampton home. Calvin Coolidge had gotten up that morning as usual at 7 a. m. At the breakfast table he grumbled over the lack of news in the papers. At 8 130 he was at his office (Coolidge & Hemenway) on Main Street, reading his mail, attending to minor personal business. What he thought was another attack of indigestion-he had been doctoring himself for it with soda for three weeks (see n. 30)-made him feel uncomfortable. So about 10 o'clock he said to Harry Ross, his Secretary: "Well, I guess...
...Lynch had a variorum account. She marched into Woman's Court, declared that Mrs. Brucer and Mr. Lynch had "gone to a cabaret and gotten drunk." She charged alienation of affections and adultery. The Court permitted a disorderly conduct complaint to be lodged against the Dry crusader, later mollified the Frenchwoman with Mrs. Brucer's promise never again to see Mr. Lynch...
...years, Manager Ballinger, who first met Harry F. ("Mike") Gerguson (alias Prince Michael Alexandrovitch Dmitry Obolensky Romanoff) in Dunhill's London shop, had set the Law on his slick little customer. As of yore, Mike's craving for Royal Yacht pipe tobacco, at $10 per lb., had gotten him in trouble. He simply cannot keep a.way from Dunhill's and its fragrant mixture, which was first recommended to him, he claims, by his royal friend "David" (Prince of Wales...