Word: capitol
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...glass of milk, telephoned Washington's chief of police that they were there. That night some of his men slept in the District National Guard Armory. The rest bedded down wet and without supper in blankets and gunny sacks in the trucks, which parked at the base of Capitol Hill. Father Cox & staff sought the shelter of the Continental Hotel...
...Congress reassembled after holiday recess, its more thoughtful members realized that this was to be one of the busiest, most critical sessions that ever sat. The Capitol's serious air was supercharged by an unexpected special message from the President calling for immediate, non-partisan enactment of relief legislation. All the leaders were agreed to put that first thing as far as possible first. But Congress is Congress, composed of politicians. Its opening day was not without an event which contained as much politics as economics. The big story for which the Press was on the lookout during...
...morning last week, almost as bright and sunny as the June day on which President Hoover electrified the world with his Moratorium announcement, stocky, smiling, middle-aged George Boyd, Capitol messenger, strode into the White House executive offices. Under his left arm he carried a big envelope which he delivered to the Hoover secretariat. From it was extracted a large, handsomely engrossed sheet of paper entitled: ''House Joint Resolution No. 147. To Authorize the Postponement of Amounts Payable to the United States from Foreign Governments during the Fiscal Year 1932." The measure was certified by John Nance Garner...
Denver's zoo is not far from Capitol Hill, where solid Denver citizens have their homes. Such citizens Zoo Superintendent Clyde Hill would not wish to offend. But last week he sent them an ultimatum. A pack of dogs was prowling nightly through the zoo grounds, frightening the animals. One night they had killed a deer. Superintendent Hill had seen two police dogs, two bird dogs, one collie. All looked like nice, well bred dogs. He fired blank cartridges to frighten them away, but they returned. Unless Capitol Hill residents chained their dogs, said Superintendent Hill...
...black picture of Central Europe's finances was also painted, but the President pledged all his guests to secrecy as to the breakfast conference. That explained why Speaker Garner could only laud the meal as he hopped into a new White House automobile to be driven to the Capitol. To luckless newsmen about the portico, he waved goodbye. "I don't get to see you fellows often. You're up here with all these rich...