Word: bill
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...General Summerall's remarks about "a disgrace," the President reminded the country that since March 4, 1925, Congress has authorized or appropriated some 20 millions for construction of new Army buildings. He estimated that another 14 millions would be provided in the new budget and in the deficiency bill. "But what about General Summerall?" asked the Washington Sic 'Em Boys.* " Will he be rebuked? Will he be disciplined...
...would find "such a racket very annoying." So the Chicago City Council, which has listened with pride to earsplitting, mile-a-minute escorts for Roman Catholic cardinals at the Eucharistic Congress, Queen Marie of Rumania, fisticuffers, gas merchants and almost every least journey of Mayor William Hale ("Big Bill") Thompson, decreed that hereafter siren-blowing police escorts would be accorded only U. S. Presidents, kings, queens and-as despatches put it-"others of real distinction." Prince Wilhelm of Sweden was allowed to go quietly, almost unnoticed, through Chicago streets to breakfast at the Cliff Dweller's Club with Julius...
...scene, called "Night Life before Yale Game," depicts a group of faithful members of the Class of 1900 dancing about the festive board, and is drawn by the Boston artist, Carroll Bill '00. It is a pleasant introduction to the editorials and the list of achievements of famous and less famous 1900 men, contained inside. Among these notablees are William Phillips '00, Minister to Canada, Dwight F. Davis '00; Secretary of War, Mark Sullivan '00, political writer, and Walter Hampden '00, the actor, who has just been elected president of the Players' Club of New York...
White Alderman Merritt Martindale, senior Councilman, interrupted Mr, Whitlock. "Now, Bill." he said, "I hope you're not going to take a wrong view of us whites. The difference is there and it does no good to try to hide...
...most recent and one of the most prized gift is a calfskin safe deposit box, once the property of Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw of Massachusetts, and containing various legal papers. Among the contents are a bank bill portrait of Chief Justice Shaw and a number of autographed letters of the great justice, including one to Governor Edward Everett, written in 1839, and indorsing John Knapp for election to a state office...