Word: cannonism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...indictment of Bishop James Cannon Jr. on charges of violating the Federal Corrupt Practices Act (TIME, Oct. 26, 1931 et ante): a sustaining decision by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals...
...learn that the placid British bobby-historically the calmest of constables-was not immune to bribery and graft. There were nasty disclosures about protection from raids granted night-club owners. Viscount Byng of Vimy was drafted as Commissioner to reform the force. Eighteen months ago Lord Trenchard, a cannon-voiced officer known as ''Boom" to the Royal Air Force, succeeded Byng. Last week's report announced that things were still bad with the bobbies. There were only 23 murders in London (New York had over 400 in 1932) and in 13 cases the murderers saved the police...
...economist, nor is he a lawyer. Yet Mr. Roosevelt, after his presidential nomination, found him highly useful in both fields. He became the first member of the Democratic campaign "Brain Trust." He helped Mr. Roosevelt write his speeches. He coined stinging phrases for him (e. g., "industrial cannon fodder"). He traveled up & down the land with the party nominee. And he had his reward when he and he alone marched into the Red Room with President- elect Roosevelt to discuss War Debts with President Hoover last November. President Roosevelt gave Dr. Moley his State Department appointment three days after...
...spirit of the office was carnival. "There is no substitute for circulation" and "What we want to arouse is the 'Gee Whiz!' emotion" were the watchwords. Lots to drink (though not for Hearst; he was and is a sipper of fine wines), lots to spend, cannon crackers, yacht rides-Hearst's staff were his familiars, and his paper's contents were historic. He had Ambrose Bierce, Gertrude Atherton, Joaquin Miller and Mark Twain on his payroll. Also Thomas Nast, Jimmy Swinnerton, T. A. ("Tad") Dorgan, Homer Davenport, Harrison Fisher, "Bud"' Fisher. In the Examiner first...
...unsolved death of Zachary Smith Reynolds, Camel cigaret scion (TIME, July 18): agreement between the Reynolds family, his second wife Elsbeth ("Libby") Holman Reynolds and his first wife Anne Cannon Reynolds, towel heiress, awarding $2,000,000 each to his two children, Libby Reynolds' son Zachary Smith Jr. and Anne Cannon Reynolds...