Word: billing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Congress: He was elected to the Senate in 1922 for a full six-year term. Last year he was reelected. He voted for Tax Reduction (1924, 1926, 1928), Flood Control (1928), Farm Relief (1927, 1928, 1929), the Cruiser Construction Bill (1929), Radio Control (1928), Reapportionment (1929) and the Jones (increased Prohibition penalties) Law (1929). He voted against the Soldier Bonus (1923). He votes Dry, serves no liquor in his own home, takes a drink out when offered. Legislative Hobbies: Tariff and tax protection for Pennsylvania industries; military affairs; immigration...
...better movies are on the current bill at the University Theatre this week. Ann Harding, in "Her Private Affair", shows how infinitely superior the better stage actresses are to the average movie-trained chit, and completely carries off a difficult part to the satisfaction of this reviewer's not lenient taste...
After seven years of power, business-like Dictator Kemal is itching to save wasted hours. But he is cautious. Last week he merely tabled before the National Assembly a bill which, if taken up and passed, would make the first day of the Turkish week fall on what is now the third, the second on the fourth, the third on the fifth, and so on. This would make Juma, the day of rest and worship, fall on the Christian Sunday, yet preserve the traditional sequence of Turkish days of the week. Even simpler than daylight saving, the Kemal plan...
Other Coolidge pets: Do-Funny, trained troupial, tweaker of ears; Old Bill, thrush; Peter Pan, first Coolidge dog; Paul Pry, half-brother of President Harding's famed Laddie Boy; Rob Roy, Wisconsin sheepherding collie who disliked the White House elevator, who stole dainties from the Red Room tea table and was ever to be seen at the President's side. One Thanksgiving Rebecca, raccoon, was sent to the White House to be eaten, but the First Lady could not bear to kill her, built a pen, found a mate (Reuben) who disliked Rebecca and eventually escaped. When President...
...Jersey City the police dog of one Howard Breves died, was sent to a taxidermist to be stuffed. Breves refused to pay the bill, testified in court...