Word: finality
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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What could be more final than that? Nothing in the world, thought the open-mouthed Committee. That is, nothing could be more final for the moment. The Coolidge intention was clear enough. In the four months since the President first shut his door it had been pried wide again. Now he had shut it again. He chose not to lock it. He chose not to anticipate contingencies or to answer his own question: "Who could beat Al Smith if I didn...
...answer came a story, of the final dialog, last week, between Mr. Doty (known in the Legion as Gilbert Clare) and his commander, Colonel Rollet, at Sidi-bel-Abbes. M. le Colonel, choleric, began by reminding Mr. Doty that he ought to have been shot for desertion, then went on to praise him for certain acts of gallantry. Finally Colonel Rollet cried: "Clare, you are returning to America; you know there has been a film made there, Beau Geste, reviling the Foreign Legion...
Statesmen thought that the strong-minded and purposeful Ministress would ignore this final kickback from her Mexican adventure. She remains in good standing with the Soviet government, which returned her last month to her original and favorite diplomatic post: the Soviet legation in Oslo, Norwegian capital. There King Haakon did not hesitate to receive her as persona, grata...
...judge in court to send him up for 30 days in order that enforced abstinence might prepare him at least partially for his next encounter. Again and again he went drunk to the ring; and again and again just failed to crush great champions. In 1897 he made the final botch that removed him from serious consideration in the ring. Matched against one Tommy Tracy in St. Louis, he escaped to a saloon. Hours afterward his backers found him; shoved him into a buggy; raced for the arena. A train hit the buggy, killing two. Griffo stumbled into the ring...
...final tryout for positions on the University team which will debate the Boston College speakers, will be held at 4 o'clock today in New Lecture Hall, it was announced last night by E. M. Howe 1L, debating team coach. Any man in the College or Engineering School is eligible for the team. Every candidate will be expected to prepare a five minute speech on the subject: "Resolved, That Al Smith is eminently qualified for the presidency." The following men have been retained: A. L. Roffa, ocC. J. W. P. Lorenzen '28, D. E. Scoll '28, F. M. Shea...