Word: discussable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Baltimore Bertram R. Yeatman planned to divorce his wife and marry a Mrs. Sophie Lowery. One morning Mrs. Sophie Lowery told him she was already married. Nevertheless she promised to meet him on a street-corner later in the day to discuss ways & means. Bertram R. Yeatman kept the appointment, waited on the street-corner for five hours. When Mrs. Sophie Lowery at last came, he shot her dead...
...confer with the President. They hastily summoned Ogden L. Mills, the financial brains of the Treasury, and for three and a half hours these three gentlemen solemnly pondered France's reply. Eugene Meyer Jr., astute, rich Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, called at the White House to discuss plans for a short term German loan, but the President was too preoccupied...
Vividly Benito Mussolini described how his own Cabinet and Party works. "In the regime's private meetings we discuss ardently," he said, "but at a certain moment I say: 'The case has been heard!' and the discussion ceases. I then decide and everybody obeys. An oath of obedience is sworn on entering the Fascist party...
Previously, high-minded, pure-hearted Feng & Yen have fought Chang. But last week they seemed to have something to discuss with the dastard, extorter. mass-murderer and Champion Bad Chinaman. Marshal Chang's behavior in Japan has been exemplary except for having shot, from the window of his hotel, the ex-Emperor of China's cousin, suspected of having fiddled about in the Marshal's harem...
...vacation plans last week was Secretary of State Henry Lewis Stimson. Late this month he will sail for two months in Europe, visiting Italy, France, Germany and Britain. In August he will go to Scotland to shoot some grouse. The fact that he will meet Europeans en route and discuss current diplomatic questions with them exalted his trip in press speculation almost to a mission...