Word: cut
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Last week it was tax cutting, to start with. The U. S. Chamber of Commerce had called for a tax cut of 400 millions with special relief for corporations. Senator Furnifold McLendel Simmons of North Carolina, ranking Democrat on the potent Senate Finance Committee, was in Washington talking about a tax cut of perhaps 500 millions. President Coolidge sharply announced that, with a U. S. debt of 18 billions, a tax cut of 500 millions was out of the question and 400 millions was immoderate. He strongly favored some tax reduction, he said, but would not say how much. Prior...
...Staff. Perhaps it was to save General Wells the embarrassment of giving an order to General Summerall, his superior in rank, that President Coolidge, who suddenly felt and announced a desire to see General Summerall, sent personally for General Summerall, with a directness that seemed almost peremptory. The General cut short his inspection tour and started for Washington. At the White House, no direct evidence could be discovered that the President was conscious of what the General had said about Army housing. It was explained, simply, that the President wanted to talk with his Chief of Staff about Army appropriations...
...large crowd. Invariably this leads to a first period nervousness which should give Harvard a momentary advantage. Dartmouth's plays are always well executed and their backs are always a treat to watch. Ever dangerous is the Dartmouth quick play off tackle, and difficult to stop is the cut back end runs with four interferers, but most dangerous of all is the long forward pass. Every year, the Big Green team finds a back who can throw a ball 50 yards and at least one end who can stretch up his finger tips while on the dead run and take...
...There was a thunder storm that night, and Musket, who was an old dog and had just had a somewhat exhausting love affair, was annoyed at having to sniff about the damp slippery woods all night. In the morning Joseph found Metabel and promised that he would not cut down any more ash trees. He even kissed...
This new edition of one of the greatest of all American books is remarkable for the illustrations in wood-cut by Mr. Eric Fitch Daglish. The New Statesman (London) says of him "since Berwick died, in 1812, there have been no wood-cuts of birds produced in this country which are fit to be compared for skill and faithfulness to the work, of Mr. Daglish." Edition limited to 500 copies for America...