Word: mccormicks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Under the spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands, The smith a gloomy man is he- McCormick has his glands, So sang ribald young interns, stage comedians, stag-line chucklers, when (in 1922) Harold F. McCormick, famed harvester manufacturer, had been rejuvenated by Victor D. Lespinasse, Chicago gland expert. Last week this Dr. Lespinasse, protesting that he had received "entirely too much publicity" from his services to Mr. McCormick, issued nevertheless some statements. The price of parts, he said, was coming down. When asked what parts he referred to, he made it clear that he meant the parts of that...
...great Republican get-together. Governor Fuller of Massachusetts spoke, praised Senator Lodge, invited all good Republicans to vote for Senator Butler next year. But the speaking continued. Senator Butler attacked political slackers who take no part in party politics. Senator Deneen of Illinois (successor of the late Senator Medill McCormick) preached support of the Administration. Finally ex-Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana, not on the program, was called upon by acclamation for a few Beveridgian words. But the President, having been elected an honorary member, had left the meeting as soon as Governor Fuller had spoken...
...Judge McCormick had declared that the Doheny leases were held secret to conceal the true facts from Congress and the public...
...Judge McCormick had held that Secretary Denby signed the Doheny leases "under misapprehension and without full knowledge of their contents...
Future Action. The Government will appeal Judge Kennedy's decision just as the Doheny interests will appeal Judge McCormick's. The Supreme Court will probably settle legal differences between the decisions, but the Circuit Court of Appeals will try first. Meanwhile, both Naval Oil Reserves remain in the control of receivers...