Word: absently
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...would that I could say as much for the courage of all public men as for their honesty. There is no lack of wisdom, of patriotism, or of desire to serve the people; but courage to stand up against hasty conclusions and currents of superficial public opinion is often absent. The public fancy is sometimes caught by those who are most vociferous and at the same time most radically wrong. There are too many who listen to these voices and try the impossible contortion of keeping both ears to the ground and listening to notes to which their ears should...
...Star Spangled Banner. Then Senator Wadsworth of New York, tall, bald, businesslike, rose out of the crowd and was recognized. On behalf of the New York delegation he presented a resolution to send the good wishes of the Convention to Chauncey M. Depew, now turned 90. Mr. Depew was absent for the first time since 1888. Illness had prevented his coming, although he was a delegate this year as always. The hall roared its approval...
...pupil of Plate and Aristotle, undisputed master for so many centuries of Catholic philosophy and theology, is glory enough for any university; one of the greatest glories of the Middle Age. In philosophy, law, history, medicine and anatomy the list of famous Neapolitans, is long. Remembering Parthenope, the clearest absent vision of her university is the quadrangle where stand the statues of those curious associates, two of whom came through martyrdom and exile to this peace--St. Thomas, Pietro della Vigna, Giordano Bruno. Pietro, Chancellor, of the Emperor Frederick II., and like him a poet, delivered his master's character...
...which the bill was passed, seven Republican Senators took breakfast at the White House. They were Keyes, McKinley, Phipps, Sterling, Cameron, Dale, Harreld. Presumably the President argued with them to support his veto. All of them had voted for the bill originally except Harreld, who had been absent. At two in the afternoon the bill came before the Senate. The clerk read the President's veto message. No one listened ; everyone knew it too well. A few more words, and the bell rang. The roll call began. Five Republicans previously in favor of the bill changed their votes-four...
Miss Abby Rockefeller, daughter of John Davison Rockefeller, Jr.: "In Manhattan, I was summoned to the Traffic Court, charged with speeding 29 miles an hour on 10th Ave. My case was called. I was absent, was represented by an attorney. The magistrate found me guilty as charged, but suspended sentence. Reports said it was my second summons for speeding, that the first charge had been dismissed...