Word: actions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Owing to a dearth of responsible white citizens in Alaska, the President is considering making appointments to Federal offices in that territory from among the citizens of the 48 United States. Enterprising statisticians announced that such action would boost the population of Alaska nine per cent...
...After I became President, the First Congregational Church of Washington, without consulting me, voted to make me a member. I was pleased that they took such action and, of course, accepted the election to membership which they offered...
...stampeded, Mr. Meighen took no such precipitant action last week, but issued a brief statement promising that his Cabinet would resign at once...
...introduced in Kentucky, on the Blackfoot Indian Reservation, near Browning. Classes were begun in the Owen Heavy Breast school and in the home of one John Bull Shoe. Commonwealth College, founded three years ago by Laborites in a virgin dip of the Ozarks, near Mena, Ark., swung into action with two characteristic announcements: 1) Tuition, food, books, lodging and laundry came to $100 for the year, not including soap, tooth paste and pencils; and, "the school body dresses plainly and simply." 2) The College needed, badly, a new dictionary. Meeting at Little Rock, the American Legion of Arkansas was aroused...
...love with one of them and made to elope with her. Family retainers fell upon him, pinking him often and severely before they could eject him. He promptly came to the New World to heal his wounds of heart and body and to win his spurs in real action. With Washington and his colleagues he was at once popular and prominent. In 1783 Congress bestowed citizenship upon him, gave him lands, a pension, the rank of brigadier general, thanked him. * Not to be confused with Pelmanism, from the Pelman Institute, through which Power in such things is taught. Said...