Word: normans
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...strongest selling feature of Hearst's International, for, though ax-grinding continued, bolstered by "human interest" features ranging in tenor from the earnest optimism of the American Magazine to the flatulent body-worship of the Macfadden publications, the emphasis was more than ever on fiction. Last year, Norman Hapgood, widely known through his associations with Collier's and Harper's, was put in charge as editor; but, in spite of this, the International has not had the steady growth of its pure-fiction relative, the Cosmopolitan, At the coming union, it appears as though ax-grinding would be bred...
...credited with having saved thoroughbred racing when it was at its lowest ebb in the East, after the repeal of the racing law in New York State. He was Chairman of ihe Jockey Club, founder of Belmont Park (famed Long Island track), owner of many celebrated horses?Rock Sand, Norman III, Tracery, Man o' War, Ladkin. These swift beasts wore his famed colors?scarlet, maroon sleeves, black cap?to victory. His greatest regret was that he sold Man o' War to S. D. Riddle, under whose ownership he developed into the "fastest horse since Pegasus." Last fall (TIME...
...smile of amusement and indulgence was the only answer of members of the University R. O. T. C. staff to the criticism of their organization by Norman Thomas in an interview printed in yesterday's CRIMSON...
...Davis who is not the defeated Presidential candidate, not the Secretary of Labor, not the Assistant Secretary of War, but the Davis whose given names are Norman Hezekiah, descendant of Snead Davis, a Revolutionary soldier, and who was Under Secretary of State in the Wilson Ad- ministration?this Mr. Davis announced that the $25,000 had been awarded to Edgar Algernon Robert, first Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (Lord Robert Cecil), third son of the third and greatest Marquis of Salisbury...
...there are the ministers. A good spectacular divine is as much of a godsend to the press as to his parish. The Manhattan press is blessed with at least three such godsends?the Revs. Percy Stickney Grant, John Roach Straton and William Norman Guthrie, and last Monday this trio filled the front pages as never before...