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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...succeed only in case of the removal, death, resignation, or inability of both the President and Vice President; inability, that is, "to discharge the powers and duties of the said office." But Taylor was not unable to serve thus as President. If some emergency had arisen demanding presidential action without delay, Taylor no doubt would have taken the necessary oath-his first duty as President-on Sunday. And if Taylor had really been unable to serve, the Vice President, Millard Fillmore, was next in the line of succession- not Atchison. S. A. T.ORRANCE Yonkers, N. Y. Bartholomew Columbus' City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 14, 1929 | 1/14/1929 | See Source »

...that someone is trying to start something. . . . Relative to the convention held at Minneapolis we have heard from seven of the members who have said they wanted our friendly relationship to continue. One of the members states it thusly: "We have not, do not, and will not support any action against COLLEGE HUMOR as passed by the convention of the MidWest Association. We have never had any but pleasant relations with COLLEGE HUMOR; we feel that you render us valuable service in opening up the college field to national advertisers; your pay checks for material used are a welcome addition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 14, 1929 | 1/14/1929 | See Source »

...nations, each going to battle under a self-defense plea. Senator Borah admitted that the treaty in no way prevented such a possibility. "A nation must answer to the tribunal of public opinion as to her right to go to war," said he. "The only censor of her action is the power of public opinion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Treaty Maltreated | 1/14/1929 | See Source »

...Princess contains a most sad and beautiful aria on growing old which Frieda Hempel, Rosa Raisa and Florence Easton have often sung to notable effect. The role of Octavian is to be played by a woman, since the lover masquerades as a woman through much of the action, and is only 17 years old at best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Rose Cavalier | 1/14/1929 | See Source »

...York Central (Patrick Edward Crowley, president) had done those promotional things, also. Only last week did there come intimation (not announcement) that the New York Central would electrify its lines all the way from Manhattan to Buffalo. In railroad alignment the road had stood fairly unmoved. Its major action was to take one-third the stock of the Wheeling & Lake Erie from the Van Sweringens, who bought the road from the Rockefellers. They retained one-third

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Eastern R. R. Consolidation | 1/14/1929 | See Source »

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