Word: moment
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Third, admitting that William Brown, the negro lynched, was guilty, and even deserved the death penalty the citizens of Omaha have presumably elected city, officials whose business it is to administer justice. The moment that a single citizen "took the matter into his own hands" he transgressed the law of the state and of the nation, and, in killing Brown committed murder. Furthermore, he introduced into Omaha the principle of anarchy. The individual became superior to the government and to the law. If we want mob law in our country, why not go about it in an orderly fashion...
...score of 17-1. It was a rather uninteresting game on account of its one-sidedness. The University batters found their opponents pitching very easy, and hit Beattie at will. The Old Colony men put up a good fight, but the result of the game was never for a moment in doubt after the fifth inning. In all 12 men played for the University at one time or another...
...time when so much discredit has fallen upon our city--when the trusted guardians of law and order have turned deserters, and their act had abandoned for a moment our streets to the mercies of a mob of thieves--it is cheering to note that the spirit of American citizenship is by no means dead, and that the saving grace of loyalty is found in many quarters. We have had in the last twenty-four hours a demonstration of notable public spirit, for example, in the action of the President, the Faculty and the students of Harvard University, who have...
...fact, that opportunities for affluence and development are greater along financial lines than along any other. Returns to the government on income tax statements show that a greater percentage of men in the province of finance pay income taxes than in any other line of endeavor. A moment's through as to who were the leaders in your own community will emphasize this point...
...fact that opportunities for affluence and development are greater along financial lines than along any other. Returns to the government on income tax statements show that a greater percentage of men in the province of finance pay in come taxes than in any other line of endeavor. A moment's though as to who were the leaders in your own community will emphasize this point...