Word: bill
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...brass; also, a chair of President Jackson's, which she placed in Mr. Coolidge's study. ¶The President, with a company of the great, attended the 40th spring dinner of the Gridiron Club (composed of Washington newspaper correspondents). A "circus" provided burlesques of "Ringmaster Butler," "the Miami twins, Bill and Charlie,'" "Walsh, the wild man, who goes wild on oil and sugar." The LaFollette crowd, it was announced, had crawled under the tent and set up a three-shell game. Finally the new club President, J. Frederick Essary of the Baltimore Sun, was made to a ride...
During the last hectic hours of the State legislature's life, scheduled to end last night, Governor Fuller found time to sign the bill sanctioning the construction of a footbridge across the Charles River from the foot of De Wolf Street to the newly cleared land on the south bank...
Dean W. B. Donham '98, of the Business School, who was instrumental in securing the passage of the bill, declared last night that he was most gratified at the outcome of the matter. Because of a trip of two weeks which he is about to make, the Dean will be prevented from announcing the bridge plans within the next fortnight...
...bill sanetioning the proposed footbridge across the Charles River passed the last visible barrier yesterday when after the third reading the state house of representatives ordered it engrossed...
...legislature closes Thursday and all rules have been suspended. As a result of the suspension of rules the Senate is expected to put the bill through in record time. Three readings and an approval by the Senate will send the bill to the governor. No more opposition is expected for it was only in the house that any murmur of disapproval arose...