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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...would retain Secretaries Mellon (Treasury) Davis (War) and New (Postmaster-General). And nearly everyone thought that the next Attorney-General would not be the incumbent who is Mr. Coolidge's good friend, John Garibaldi Sargent; but would be Mr. Hoover's good friend William J. ("Wild Bill") Donovan,* who is now assistant to Mr. Sargent. For Secretary of State, Mr. Hoover would consider, it was believed, the claims and abilities of his chief campaigner, Senator William Edgar Borah; and also, of Dwight Whitney Morrow, U. S. Ambassador to Mexico, and brightest jewel in the Coolidge foreign policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election Results: Mr. Hoover's | 11/12/1928 | See Source »

Further Investigation. Last April, stirred by the Senate's activity, President Coolidge ordered the Department of Justice to look into and report on the Salt Creek lease to Sinclair. Attorney General Sargent turned the matter over to Assistant Attorney General William J. ("Wild Bill") Donovan. The result was awaited attentively, not only by Senator Walsh, but by Senator Capper of Kansas. The latter, a faithful Republican, did not seek to embarrass the Administration, but there were potent oil men in Kansas who wanted to know what was what. Not the lease provocative feature of Oilman Sinclair's Salt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Villains? Goat? | 10/29/1928 | See Source »

...late as Sept. 20, Senator Capper asked for news at the Department of Justice. Assistant Attorney General Donovan said a decision would not be issued ''for several weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Villains? Goat? | 10/29/1928 | See Source »

...Attorney General Sargent, Assistant Attorney General Donovan, Dr. Work and Secretary West, a "conspiracy of silence" was imputed by Senator Walsh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Villains? Goat? | 10/29/1928 | See Source »

...feature singles match which will be played in the near future will be between G. H. Perkins 3S.A. who last year won the fall tennis tournament by defeating R. H. Whitbeck '29 in straight sets, and Frank Donovan, a graduate of Notre Dame and now a student in the Graduate Schools. The winner of this bracket will enter the semi-finals in the upper half...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FALL TENNIS TOURNAMENT REACHES SEMI-FINAL ROUND | 10/10/1928 | See Source »

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