Word: matter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Take that magazine away from the juror," Bailiff George Le Fleur shouted across the court room to Deputy Sheriff Jim Hogan. Deputy Sheriff Hogan said no reading matter was allowed in the jury box. "Look here, you're going to get in trouble with me," the juror said. "I'm going to tell the judge on you." "I hope you do," he said, as he walked away...
...situation. There is no doubt but that we have a very serious economical farm problem and, until it is solved, we cannot hope to have a continuation of our national prosperity. We have prepared an article for the March issue of the Country Gentleman, explaining our position in the matter, which may be of some interest to you. No one can doubt the sincerity and frankness of TIME, as well as its fearlessness and I do not know of a magazine today which has any more intelligent and enthusiastic readers than TIME...
...better than most people, know what it is like. They, sooner than others, must fight it. Blunt professionals, they demand serviceable instruments with which to do their duty when it becomes necessary. Permanent public servants, their philosophy is at bottom the working philosophy of the U. S. Navy, no matter how Congresses and Administrations help or hinder its expression...
More than with most sailors, the Navy is a family matter with Admiral Hughes. He married a daughter of famed Charles E. Clark who commanded the Oregon on its dash around Cape Horn during the Spanish War. Another daughter of Hero Clark wedded Samuel Shelburne Robison, who, like Secretary Wilbur, was graduated at Annapolis four years after Admiral Hughes, in the class of 1888. In 1925, Admiral Hughes succeeded his comrade and friend, now Rear Admiral Robison, as Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. Battle Fleet...
...adamant is the People's Party. Anti and adamant have been the Catholic Centrists, who have taken the position that since Parliamentary elections are due this year, in any event, the Chancellor may as well precipitate at once a crisis which would permit immediate submission of the school matter to the voters by a general election...