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...literally, it did not occur that he might quit. These years of work, these endless efforts, promises, pledges, payments, worries, what not-all had been endured. It was ridiculous to suppose that he would quit. He had only to hang on. Across the whole country he had cut a wide swath of victory. In time, he would mow the rest...
According to The Chicago Tribune, Parisiennes now wear dog collars. This is not a term for collars of pearls, but an honest-to-goodness dog collar made of bright-colored leather, studded with jewels or tiny spikes, with a wide fringed border on top and bottom which tortures the neck in hot weather. The collars were introduced by one Madame Regnier, who runs a fashion shop during the day, plays leading roles in French comedies at night...
...first two events completed were the 10,000-metre run and the javelin-throw. Rushing over a muddy track, Willie Ritola took the former for Finland so fast (30 min. 23 sec.) that he smashed his own world's record. Wide, of Sweden, his arms high, wild, awkward, was 200 yds. behind. Jonnie Myyra of Finland hurled his javelin 207 ft., leaving Swedish hurlers second and sixth, Americans third and fifth...
...March, 1922, geographer-President Wallace W. Atwood of Clark University, Worcester, Mass., won wide renown by ordering the lights turned out while Scott Nearing was delivering a lecture on Socialism to Clark students. Since then, he has been involved in various skirmishes with the student body, alumni and faculty. A year ago (TIME, June 11, 1923) a number of members of the faculty brought public charges against him, to the effect that he was purposely injuring and neglecting the famed graduate schools of the University in favor of his own Department of Geography and that he had weakened the morale...
...Pearly Gates Out, out, brief candle! The International Interpreter, "The World-Wide News Weekly," closed its doors. Two (Continued on Page...