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Stepping into a sumptuous motor after Ledoux' fight, the "G. O. M." was wafted back to Great Neck to continue his training for Gene Tunney and the American light-heavyweight title on July 24. Callers continued plentiful. They dropped in to scrutinize, criticize, ogle, or just greet. The rustle of skirts was heard almost continuously. Conversation was reported as running along social, theatrical, bootlegging lines. Georges took his exercises regularly, strenuously, but gave the impression that they were work...
...Millerand and Premier Poincaré and a large attendance of ministers and diplomats awaited the train which bore the future King of Kings of Abyssinia and his suite of Field Marshals. After the arrival of the royal train, Ras got a little mixed over the etiquette of descending to greet the President which, as was pointed out, was not surprising considering that there is only one railway line in Abyssinia. Handshakes over, the Prince, "who is descended from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba," drove with the President through the gay streets of Paris. Parisiens are accustomed to having...
...questioned furthermore whether visitors come to greet the man or the office. Chief Justice Taft has probably suffered little from the handshaker's cramp since he left the White House. Yet some memorial of the President would be cherished forever. Such cards as are distributed on Pike's Peak testifying to the traveller's actual presence on the summit might be distributed in Heu of the traditional handshake. An office boy could thus dispose of a task which has become too burdensome for the first man of the land...
...Republic, made it secure, and led it forward toward new heights of happiness and truth. In a life which has far outrun the ancient limit of the Psalmist, you have not ceased to love justice and to point steadfastly toward wisdom. Where you have led, a nation follows. We greet you, then, speaking from the heart in words which through the generations have expressed the full measure of gratitude for service given without stint...
...given to President Eliot by the faculty and alumni of the University in Sanders Theatre yesterday afternoon was enthusiastic. But even more so was the demonstration made by the crowd of 2000 students of the University who crowded around the steps of University Hall later in the afternoon to greet him as he returned from Memorial Hall...