Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...changes in the tax law, except for minor amendments to simplify the collection of revenue...
...stocks or bonds can be issued except with the approval of a Government Commission...
Evacuation. After payment of the indemnity and the fulfillment of all the remaining terms of the Council of Ambassadors' ultimatum except that dealing with exemplary punishment for the murderers (TIME, Sept. 17), Italy evacuated Corfu and the adjacent islands...
Nifties of 1923. An attempt by William Collier and Sam Bernard to revive the old Weber and Fields sort of show, with the assistance of Ray Dooley, Hazel Dawn, Van and Sehenck, Frank Crummit and others. Except for a few bright spots, a rather dull attempt to anyone not historically interested in the development of the revue. The bright spots include Peggy and Cortez' exceptional dancing, a low-comedy picnic -Keep Off the Grass, Collier and Bernard as Mr. and Mrs. Davidson in a burlesque of Rain* But the funniest thing in the show is a would-be serious...
...Jury*; acquitted Walter S. Ward after three hours of deliberation. All present appeared to be surprised at the speedy verdict except Ward himself, who preserved his appearance of complete confidence till the very end. Though his personal attorney broke down and the eyes of his trial counsel, Judge Mills, filled with tears on hearing the verdict, Ward remained cool and calm, if not cynical. One of the jurymen stated after the trial that it was Ward's absolute appearance of confidence and of " sheer decency" that led the jury to determine he could not have killed Sailor Peters in cold...