Word: connor
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Defeat. After a whole day of debate, which T. P. O'Connor, "Father of the House," characterized as "a miserable tempest in the tiniest little teapot that was ever introduced into political life," a vote was taken for decision on which motion-Conservative motion of censure or Liberal amendment motion- a vote should be taken. By 359 to 198 the House decided to vote on the Liberal suggestion that Parliamentary inquiry be held. The vote on this measure resulted in the defeat of the Labor Ministry by 364 to 198 votes-only twelve Liberals voted with the Laborites...
...CONNOR Left Tackle...
...sides" of the industrial struggle in a fruitless attempt to be impartial. They have had the opportunity of listening during the past two years to such speakers as James A, Emery, counsel for the National Association of Manufacturers Matthew Woll of the American Federation of Labor, Julia O'Connor of the telephone workers of Boston, Robert Amory, president of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers; John L. Barry, president of the New Hampshire Federation of Labor; J. Eads Howe, and many other leaders in industrial struggles. In the compulsory course for freshmen the students are plunged into the middle...
...metre relay for men: U. S. team (O'Connor, Breyer, Clancy, Howell), 9 min., 532/5...
...TiME, May 26), by which a group of Manhattan educators and laymen proposed to charter the Shipping Board liner President Arthur and take 450 students on a world cruise, last week received high praise from Leigh C. Palmer, President of the Fleet Corporation, and from T. V. O'Connor, Chairman of the Shipping Board. Said Mr. O'Connor: "It requires but a moment's thought to see that if groups of alert young Americans visit foreign ports in an American flagship, they will, by gaining first hand information on the handling of foreign commerce, come to realize...