Word: errors
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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WHILE I AM SURE IT WAS NOT INTENTIONAL I HAVE BEEN QUITE SERIOUSLY EMBARRASSED BECAUSE OF AN ERROR WHICH OCCURRED IN YOUR ISSUE OF JULY 23 PAGE SEVEN REFERRING TO ME AS BEING IN FAVOR OF THE ELECTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT STOP NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE FACT STOP HERBERT HOOVER IS IN MY OPINION BETTER QUALIFIED FOR THAT OFFICE THAN ANY CANDIDATE WHO HAS EVER BEEN NAMED BY ANY PARTY STOP I AM MOST DESIROUS OF AIDING IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE TO BRING ABOUT HIS ELECTION...
...University of Virginia has never conferred an honorary degree upon anyone in its entire history. The statement, therefore, that a degree of LL. D. from the University of Virginia has been conferred upon the Hon. Herbert Hoover, is an error...
...seemingly did not conceive that his ardent words could give offense; but Anti-Fascist Birkenhead, conscious that his icy logic must have offended, threw a concluding sop to women: "Though a woman may not take a revealed part in the conduct of affairs, we need not fall into the error of supposing that she has no influence in deciding them. ... I can make my meaning more easily understood by repeating a remark made by the Duchess of Burgundy to Madame de Maintenon. 'Do you know,' she said, 'why the queens of England have ruled so much better...
TIME deeply regrets its error, proffers herewith apology to famed original Gypsy Smith, whose real name is Rodney Smith and who said: "Jesus Christ was the greatest gentleman the world ever knew...
...view of the amount of discussion that has taken place as to the accuracy of the Treasury's estimate of income taxes, is is worthy of note that with collections aggregating over two billion dollars they exceeded estimates by the narrow margin of nine million dollars, or error of .42 of one per cent...