Word: fished
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...reference to the A. E. F., I may cite General Sherrill, Colonel William Hayward, Colonel Arthur Little and Major Hamilton Fish, all of whom repeatedly and in public have spoken and written in the warmest term's of the devoted loyalty, the unflagging cheerfulness and the unexceled bravery of the Negro troops under their command. Moreover, two of the officers I have named expressed amazement that any troops could bear up under the continual insult, calumny and indignities visited upon the colored men in their command by white men and officers presumably harboring just such an attitude...
...Callers at the White House : Senator King of Utah, to urge the President to reiterate that the U. S. should join the World Court; Senator Borah, who came away saying that the President would be firm with debtor Europe; Representative Hamilton Fish Jr., to urge the President to apply the criminal law to Americans abroad who speak contrary to the Administration's determinations ; Negro Tom Lee of Memphis, who was commended by the President for having saved the lives of 32 persons at the recent sinking of the Mississippi River steamer Norman...
...regard to unofficial Americans hindering debt negotiations abroad by saying that U. S. proddings were not to be taken seriously, Representative Hamilton Fish Jr. suggested that the Logan Act be applied to silence the speakers. The Logan Act penalizes persons for making plans with Foreign Governments "to defeat the measures of the Government of the U. S."-in dollars up to $5,000 and in years up to three in prison...
...soup he took was Elephant Soup, and the fish he took was Whale...
...most satisfactory, as is the centre of interest -save for one melodramatic reference to his dead Anne Rutledge. Among the "appealing" details is the token Lincoln had from Rose's small brother and which he concealed in his pocket during the speech — a stiff little fish. With rare sense, the author leaves the lost speech lost...