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...little grey banking house John Pierpont Morgan the Elder let a black cigar droop from his lips. Through the door peered the late Edward Dean Adams, little known to Wall Streeters but a tower of strength to bankers. "Hello, Adams," muttered Mr. Morgan, "It's still going...
...secretary, and one James Maynard Matthews, testified that they believed the Father was God Himself. Said Believer Matthews: "I believe he is the perfected expression of God. I believe Heaven sends him his money direct." Testified Eva Connelly, nonbeliever: "Some of Divine's visitors shouted at me: 'Hello, Blondie.' And when I telephoned him to ask him to stop the noise he said: 'Do you know who you're talking to? This is God Himself...
Avowedly inspired by the Shaw-Terry letters, "In the Worst Possible Taste" travesties most of our contempories including G. B. S. and John Riddell themselves. Few escape unscathed. From Gertrude Stein to Floyd ("Hello Everybody") Gibbons, all receive their due. Presumably, the author takes nothing seriously, and because he has this delightfully flippant air, he can got away with a good deal that serious critics would never dare set forth...
...Cincinnati, Manager Charles Evard ("Gabby") Street of the world's champion St. Louis Cardinals saw a friend in a front box. Wearing his uniform, he went over to say hello. Umpire Reardon reported the incident to President Heydler of the National League, who fined Gabby Street...
...autobiography in Cottier's, James Joseph ("Gene") Tunney wrote of meeting Jack Dempsey in the ring before the start of their 1926 championship fight in Philadelphia. "I said, 'Hello, Champion." He answered, 'Hello, Gene.' 'May the better man win,' I said. 'Yeh-yeh,' he muttered as he went to his corner." After dodging and feinting to make Dempsey think he was afraid, Tunney finally found his opening and "with everything I had in my right hand hit Jack on the cheekbone. Shucks, too high for a knockout." In the sixth round Dempsey...