Word: attempt
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Jones is a public official. Certain interests want a bill passed. There is no crude attempt to hand Jones money. Jones votes right, and later is given a part in some good business deal where he can make an excellent profit with no risk of loss...
...onetime Mexican Secretary of War, "ringleader" on the basis of documents found on him which seemed to purport conspiracy with revolutionaries in Mexico. "I do not think that the religious troubles of Mexico had anything to do with this," said able Agent Hopkins, "I believe it was simply an attempt of the 'outs' to get 'in.'" General Estrada, unable to furnish $20,000 personal bail, languished with the rest of his "army" in the jail at San Diego last week, charged with "organizing a military expedition against a friendly country." Bland Exchange. Between the Archbishop...
...inflation we ask you to vote indispensable increased taxation along with the principle of important economies." Continuing, M. Poincaré mentioned the debts of France to the U. S. and Britain equivocally, but in such terms as to leave no doubt at the time that he would not attempt to secure ratification for either the Mellon-Berenger or Caillaux-Churchill debt pact until the Chamber reassembles from its imminent summer recess.* Finally he demanded and secured, for the first time in French history, the passage of a "five minute rule" against filibustering. "Gagged." During the ensuing debate on a motion...
...inefficient. The Government controls immense voltages of electricity at Niagara Falls; why have not engineers sought a method to control electrical attacks on the concentrated sudden death at Dover? Were the officials negligent in permitting habitation near the arsenal? Will new storage plants be situated at Dover? Will serious attempt be made to safeguard them against lightning? Will the 21 other arsenals along the U. S. seacoasts and borders be modernized...
Last week Mr. Morse lost his attempt to avoid standing trial for using the mails to defraud. Said special Assistant Attorney General Dobyns: ". . . Judge Taft said he agreed to free Morse [from the Atlanta Penitentiary years ago] and Morse agreed to die in six months...