Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Ambassador to Argentina, Jacob Gould Schurman to be Ambassador to Germany, Ulysses Grant-Smith to be Minister to Uruguay, George L. Kreeck to be Minister to Paraguay, four additional members to the Board of Tax Appeals and Thomas F. Woodlock to the Interstate Commerce Commission. All except Mr. Woodlock were immediately confirmed...
...recently purchased 6,000 acres more for "development" at a publicly estimated cost of $100,000,000. In connection with this development, there is a "Venetian Casino," containing a Venetian swimming pool, lounges, etc. Over one end of the pool has been constructed a platform; upon it, every day except Sunday, there appears at noon Mr. William Jennings Bryan to speak. The subjects of his talks are announced beforehand by advertisements in the papers. Often nearly 1,000 people attend. He does not speak on religion. He touches only humorously on politics. He is not required to speak on real...
...rumor has it, is to become Duke of Edinburgh on the King's next birthday), the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord High Chancellor (Lord Cave), the Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin). They, or any two of them, were empowered to transact all the business usually transacted by the King, except the granting of titles or the dissolving of Parliament. And, "all and singular, archbishops, dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, bishops, barons, baronets, knights, citizens, burgesses and all our officers, ministers and subjects," were enjoined to "help and counsel" these four...
...Harvard Crimson assumes no responsibility for the sentiments expressed by correspondents, and reserves the right to exclude any communication whose publication may for any reason seem undesirable. Except by special arrangement, communications cannot be published anonymously...
...Charles Francis Adams '88, Treasurer of the Corporation, when asked last night to comment on the gift to the University of the bulk of his estate by the late Artemas Ward, declared that although he knew nothing of the gift except from newspaper reports as yet, he anticipated no difficulties in the transfer...