Word: garnering
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Joint Committee of Congress (Senators Curtis of Kansas and Robinson of Arkansas, Representatives Tilson, Green and Garner) to announce that the 70th Congress was in session (see THE CONGRESS...
Taxation with representation having been what the Fathers fought for, the tax debate took precedence over all others. The party leaders, William Raymond Green (Iowa) of the Republicans, John Nance Garner (Texas) of the Democrats, led off with set speeches...
Addressing the House Ways & Means Committee last week, Representative John Nance Garner, Democratic leader, said: "New Hampshire is the birthplace of the present President of the United States." Up flew the two hands of Mahlon H. Morse, a New Hampshire gentleman "Vermont!" cried Mr. Morse. "Well," said Representative Garner from large-sized Texas: "I knew there were a couple of small states up near where the President was born...
...altered considerably, inasmuch as some weeks ago the Mississippi flood was the centre of extra-session discussion whereas by last week the flood appeared to be running a bad second to tax reduction. From views expressed by both Senators Smoot and Harrison and also by Representatives John N. Garner, Texas Democrat, and William R. Green, Iowa Republican (both members of the Ways & Means Committee of which Mr. Green is chairman), it appeared likely that both parties would agree on a reduction of corporation taxes (from 13½% to possibly as low as 10%); that there might be a reduction...
...enormous coup as is Miss Talley's although of course had Mary Garden been inclined toward anything but prismatic gowns she could have done the same and have rated, if not the Post at least the Hearst sheets. But it remained for the pride of Kansas City to garner both publicity and economy. Whoever is the power behind the throne in guiding Miss Talley through the mazes of an operatic career has a large amount of sagacity and a peculiar insight into the minds of what she may safety term "her public." It matters not at all if he visualizes...