Word: excerpt
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...following quotation, one of the earliest known references to the "House" plan, is an excerpt from an address made by Charles Francis Adams '88 before the Columbia Phi Beta Kappa on June 12, 1906 in New York City. This address was mentioned by President Lowell in his annual report as one of the first instances of such a plan's being mentioned publicly...
...Boston, Mrs. Alvan Tufts Fuller, wife of Governor Fuller, presented Serge Koussevitzky with the first Boston Symphony Orchestra records made under his leadership for the Victor Talking Machine Co. The records were of Stravinsky's Petrovshka and an excerpt from the new Apollon Musagete, both, according to Conductor Koussevitzky, peculiarly adapted for successful recording...
Nominee Robinson, stumping in the restless Northwest, made full use of the Hoover cry of "Socialism!" and of Senator Norris' consequent declaration for Smith. He translated "Socialism" into what most of the Northwest's successful politicians call "Progressiveness." A typical Robinson excerpt: "His [Nominee Hoover's] denunciation of the proposal to make the tariff effective for agriculture as 'State Socialism' not only proves his utter lack of sympathy for the desire of farmers to enjoy prosperity, but also his very prejudiced viewpoint...
...Such, in excerpt, are the authentic words wherewith a Christian may be thoroughly damned by the Roman Catholic Church. But not every Catholic who is excommunicated is damned so wholeheartedly. There are degrees. For example, M. Maurice Pujo, famed Managing Editor of the French Royalist newspaper L'Action Française (TIME, July 4, 1927 and Dec. 19), was permitted to be married at Paris last week, in the vestry of a Roman Catholic Church, although not long ago he was excommunicated (TIME, April...
...Excerpt from report: "The hostess of the night club and speakeasy is the American counterpart of the Geisha Girl...