Word: moments
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...seven who had the unrestricted privilege of entering the presence of President Machado at any moment of the day or night, I happen to be one of the two survivors; the other five having "cashed in" too soon...
...asked me if I knew for sure. I said that I had neither seen him killed nor dead; but believed the report to be true. Then Byzan and the President threw their arms about each other's neck and wept aloud; like two forlorn babies. But after a moment, Byzan pushed Machado away from him, and pointing his finger at him, exclaimed, "Gerhardo, all the world will blame you for his death!" Machado replied...
...must inform the M. Bernheim that he is no one to talk about wasting space, valuable or otherwise. Being single, the question of alimony does not immediately concern me at the moment. However, I quote the gentleman: "They ('the vaunted female sex') want something for nothing . . ." ''For nothing?" Waving aside all opinion as to woman's spiritual companionship and other vague attributes, there still remains in fact as opposed to theory that one thing which woman alone can contribute. . . . Let the M. Bernheim wipe the perspiration from his brow. and reconsider...
...Stadium to review a drill of the college's Reserve Officers' Training Corps. When he reached the entrance with his military science department head, Colonel George Chase Lewis, and other guests, he found a Pacifist crowd blocking his way. They jostled him, pinioned his arms for a moment. Then he raised his umbrella, flayed left & right, soon lost his umbrella. Police drove a flying wedge into the mob, surrounded...
...inheritance in American History was the right to succeed to his father's private banking business at No. 23 Wall Street. Banking being a business of reputation, John Pierpont Morgan II, then 45 and now 65. inherited the world's greatest banking reputation at almost the precise moment when the U. S. was destined to become the financial centre of the world. But the Elder Morgan had also left his son (who had shown sterling qualities of character, but no genius) a group of partners who were either the ablest U. S. bankers or were credited with being...