Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesHolt, 1953 - 344 pages Full-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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Page 79
... night , Charles and Caro Dawes had developed the custom of taking Mrs. McKinley to the theater frequently . The President would remain in his study , and Dawes would often join him there after the play or concert to review the day's ...
... night , Charles and Caro Dawes had developed the custom of taking Mrs. McKinley to the theater frequently . The President would remain in his study , and Dawes would often join him there after the play or concert to review the day's ...
Page 158
... night in April , 1775 . Not quite three years later , on February 17 , 1917 , the Mary Dawes Hotel for Women was opened in Chicago . It had 250 rooms at ten , twenty , and thirty cents per night . Meals were seven cents . It was highly ...
... night in April , 1775 . Not quite three years later , on February 17 , 1917 , the Mary Dawes Hotel for Women was opened in Chicago . It had 250 rooms at ten , twenty , and thirty cents per night . Meals were seven cents . It was highly ...
Page 160
... nights , the Rufus Dawes hotel is filled to overflowing , and then is when it does the most good . " Late one winter night , when the thermometer stood at ten degrees below zero , and after the doors of the hotel had been closed , John ...
... nights , the Rufus Dawes hotel is filled to overflowing , and then is when it does the most good . " Late one winter night , when the thermometer stood at ten degrees below zero , and after the doors of the hotel had been closed , John ...
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