Word: nationalities
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...greatest responsibility. He has proved himself a great organizer, a far-seeing and resourceful executive, and has discharged every duty in a way to merit the highest praise and admiration. Based on nearly eight years of close association with him, I am convinced that he will give the nation a sound and successful administration of the Government and that he is supremely well qualified to deal with those great economic problems that influence so directly and to such a very large extent the prosperity of the country and the comfort, welfare and happiness of the people...
...people for a successor to Lincoln the railsplitter, Grant the tanner, and Garfield of the towpath - to a blacksmith's son, an Iowa orphan and country schoolboy, raised by his own merits, to a plane of distinction in more fields of usefulness, than any man the nation has ever been privileged to place in the White House. . . . "His career is marked with the callouses of struggle and achievement. He has pursued ambition along the corn-row, across the furrow, into laboratory, down mine shaft, into great administrative and engineering projects. . . . "His university is Leland Stanford, but his true Alma...
...President was not elected by the Chinese people. Most of them have never seen a ballot, and millions have never heard of one. The 17 years of political ferment through which China has passed since the collapse of the Manchu Empire in 1911, have left the nation with nothing so advanced as an electorate. Therefore Marshal Chiang Kai-shek was elected last week by the Central Executive Council of the Nationalist Party, to serve as "President of the Government." Not for a long, weary while will it be possible to democratically elect a "President of China." For the present...
...Americans as a nation suffer from indigestion because body poisons are not burned up by the moderate use of wines and beer. I am impressed by the difference in the looks of Australians and you Americans. Our folks look so much more healthy and vigorous." (Herbert Schlink of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia...
Giannini Banks. As the bank of America (with headquarters at Los Angeles), Amadeo Peter Giannini's United Security Bank & Trust Co. of San Francisco and his Merchants National Trust & Savings Bank of Los Angeles are merging their 140 branches and $395,000,000 resources. This California Bank of America is distinct from the Bank of America National Association, which Mr. Giannini's men created last spring with three New York banks. These two Banks of America and their constituent organizations are on very friendly financial relations with each other and, of course, with Mr. Giannini's San Francisco Bank...