Word: longings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Quickly the stockmarket bounded up somewhat from its depths. As if surprised at this reaction, Secretary Mellon feebly protested that his new tax program had not been proclaimed to boost drooping security values. He explained that, long in the making, the reduction was offered as a demonstration of the Government's confidence in the stability and future prosperity of U. S. business and industry. But so inescapable was the circumstantial connection between the market and tax news that few would believe the Secretary's official protestations. On all sides the new program was joyfully accepted as President Hoover's reply...
...Nominations were gravely made: Long Island's Ernest Milmore Stires, Washington's James Edward Freeman, Tennessee's Thomas Frank Gailor, South Dakota's Hugh Latimer Burleson, Chicago's Charles Palmerston Anderson. On the 16th ballot the secretary declared Chicago's Anderson had received the necessary 68 votes and two over. Ninety-three* Episcopal voices joined in a solemn doxology. Charles Palmerston Anderson, 65, was born in Kemptville, Ontario, did not move to the U. S. till 1891. In 1900 he was elected Bishop Coadjutor of Chicago and became Bishop of the diocese...
Flocking, pushing, stepping on toes, upsetting policemen, trampling shrubbery, scores of thousands of Roman Catholics moved in a long line which surged and babbled but scarcely dwindled all week long?not to get into a football stadium or a prizefight arena, but to see and if possible touch the tombstone of a priest, the Rev. Father Patrick J. Power in Holy Cross Cemetery at Maiden, Mass...
...were $40,511. After the War they declined to a low of $30,802 in 1923, due to high taxes and depreciation of the Swedish kronor. This year for the first time Sweden has taken most of the taxes off the Nobel Fund, a deed of grace long stormily debated...
...long ago he was ignominiously unseated from the Assembly for bribery in elections: free drinks on election day, free uniforms for the local fire brigade, free cows for peasants of questionable loyalty. In the recent Senatorial elections Senator-Baron Maurice was more cautious. He bought no cows, contented himself with brilliantly elaborate invective against his unfortunate opponent, one Paul Hoeffler...