Word: interestingly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...were as eager for the portfolio of Secretary of State. Few were as well qualified by experience. Ever since his college days at Amherst, Robert Lansing's sphere of interest had been worldwide. At 28 he was associate counsel for the U. S. in the Behring Sea Arbitration. Later he represented his country in more international controversies than any other living man. As Under Secretary in 1914 he was the real functionary in Washington while Secretary William Jennings Bryan preached Pacifism throughout the country. Once Mr. Lansing was aroused from bed to digress on international law. It was held...
Through the western desert stretches of his own Main Street, Mr. Hoover rested, read books, beamed confidently from the platform. He entered California with the dawn before election. Palo Alto made holiday. To throngs he said, and repeated that evening over the radio: "This enormously enlarged interest is evidence of the great depth of conviction and even anxiety of our people. . . . Whatever the conscience of America determines, that will be right. . . ." Everywhere he made special reference to women. Before noon of election day friends were generally addressing him as "Mr. President...
...congratulations, great good wishes and heartfelt gratitude to my running mate on the ticket, Joe Robinson of Arkansas. He is a man of extraordinary ability, great capacity and a man of wonderful experience. He has used every bit of the last six weeks working night and day in the interest of the success of the Democratic ticket...
Last year about 20 men obtained permission to adopt tumbling as their winter recreation. Their interest was so keen, and the sport was so well founded that this year it has gained official recognition. There will be two sections meeting at 4 o'clock and 5 o'clock on Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the apparatus section off the main floor of Hemenway gymnasium. At first the sections will be divided up merely in respect to numbers, but as soon as any classification can be made, one group will be composed of advanced and one of elementary tumblers...
...made last night showed that there were five accounts outstanding. The largest of these $1,435.85, has been owed to the Andover Press since 1926 for printing on the Harvard University Register for 1925-26. Originally this sum was smaller but has been raised to its present size by interest due on the first cost of printing...