Word: expression
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Passed a bill to make railways use all-steel express and baggage cars on express trains...
...declaring that the evidence on which the indictment was based was absolutely insufficient. Next day Senator Sterling spoke for a little over three hours, declaring that, whether or not Mr. Wheeler was guilty, the evidence was sufficient to warrant an indictment, and that the Senate ought not to express itself on the subject in a manner which might prejudice Mr. Wheeler's forthcoming trial. Next day another three-hour debate followed, Mr. Sterling alone on his side and subject to the attacks of the combined Democrats who were defending their colleague...
...import and 2) where two railroads compete in the same territory, but one has a circuitous route to a given destination (that is, the road with the circuitous route is allowed to make its rate as low as that of the line with the straight route; 3) for block express...
...express request of Benito all the Senators and Deputies, except three or four, appeared in full evening dress. One Deputy provoked convulsions of merriment by appearing in "tails" and yellow boots; one wore a black shirt. The appearance of the King was a signal for roof-lifting applause which was as loud as it was long. Vittorio Emanuele, dressed in the uniform of a general, took his seat upon a throne, erected under a canopy of red velvet, decorated with the Arms of Savoy in gold. Above and behind him were the Queen and the Princesses Mafalda and Giovanna, surrounded...
...purpose of the visit was: 1) To congratulate the Prince Regent and his consort in the name of France upon their marriage; 2) to express the sympathy of France for the earthquake of last Fall; 3) to extend the provisions of a new treaty of commerce, now being negotiated in Paris between the two nations, to Indo-China; 4) to determine whether the Treaty of Guarantees‡ has been abrogated by the Four...