Word: answers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week Chicago saw to a close what many named the filthiest, most nauseating political campaign in the city's history. Nearly 1,000,000 voters swarmed about the polls. Police squads in cars, armed with rifles and machine guns patrolled the streets; state militia stood ready to answer riot calls. It seemed probable that onetime Mayor William Hale Thompson, Republican, would again be elected Mayor; but followers of William E. Dever, Democrat, present mayor, were full of hope. Dr. John Dill Robertson, Independent, also...
...opponents, Dr. Robertson, Independent, called back: "Professional character assassins . . . social pariahs who prey like ghouls upon the weaknesses of mankind . . . filthy parasites." Fred Lundin, onetime crony and mentor of Mr. Thompson, now backing Dr. Robertson said: "My only answer to Thompson for calling me a rat and his other vile and untruthful references is that for a period of eight years he lived most of the time at this rat's house and was willing and eager to gnaw at this rat's table...
...Ladies' Home Journal are not nice old ladies. In fact, there are not that many nice old ladies who can read, in the U. S. Who, then, makes possible this circulation? Perhaps an advertising campaign which has been carried on sporadically more than a year may answer the question...
...pamphlet called The Wedding Night. Brought to justice by Comstock, she chose to exercise what she called Socrates' prerogative. Dr. Karl Reiland, eminent clergyman, wrote to the Roundsman: "You have hunted an honest, not a bad woman to her death. I would not like to have to answer to God for what you have done...
...meeting between M. I. T. and Harvard was regarded with some apprehension as an answer to the first objection. A friendly, courteous spirit and treatment of the contestants was the gratifying result, and satisfactory evidence that the art of fisticuffs is of interest for its own sake...