Word: formers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...house. After three days, however, Mr. Coolidge was able to go out on his front porch in shirt sleeves at 7:40 a.m., pick up the morning papers and let out the dog, without being photographed. ¶ The Coolidge retinue likewise went its way. Major Coupal, the former White House physician, prepared to return to Washington. Everett Sanders, former Secretary to the President, went to Chicago to become a partner in the law firm from which James W. Good retired to become Mr. Hoover's Secretary of War. Edward T. Clark, Mr. Coolidge's other secretary, became Vice...
...Because of their increased majority in the next Congress, the Republicans took for themselves 15 instead of 14 seats of the 22 on the Agriculture Committee. The Ways & Means Committee (to prepare the tariff bill) was also set in motion. Incidentally Congressman James A. Frear of Wisconsin, a former member of the Committee ejected four years ago for having supported the late, great Senator La Follette, was restored to the Committee, to fill a vacancy. The third committee set up was the Rules Committee which will prepare the calendar (agenda) for the next session...
...Prohibition, and Public Morals: "We Methodists believe in repentance." Said F. Scott McBride: "We always welcome converts." ¶ In Philadelphia detectives arrested two Negro youths for wearing corsets within which were fastened hot water bottles containing whiskey. The charge was illegal transportation. ¶ One of Mr. Lament's former A. A. P. A. associates was Banker Charles H. Sabin of Manhattan. Mrs. Charles H. Sabin,- Republican National Committeewoman from New York, campaigned last fall for Mr. Hoover, saying that she believed his election would be the most practical way of securing Modification. What she thinks* of the President...
...showing several of its War-veteran members standing with their flag before the Empire's most sacred military shrine?the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Proudly erect and tall beside the flag bearer stands Captain Barker, wearing seven decorations, including the D. S. O. Last week in Andover the Captain's former valet, one Wrigley, exclaimed incredulously: "Why the Captain always left his razors and soap-filled brush for me to put away. And I used to take his boy for walks! A little tyke he was, and always talking about his daddy's exploits. I'm fair astonished! Blown...
Hurrying across the International Bridge General Moseley intervened between the Federalistas and Insurrectos, and arranged that the former, hopelessly outnumbered, should evacuate Juarez, retire across the International Bridge and submit to internment at Fort Bliss. Firing was stopped on the basis of this agreement; some 350 federals crossed the river and were interned...