Word: nones
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...None the less whenever Finance Minister Doumer attempted to come forward and effect a rational compromise on the various disputed items of the bill, the Cartelists rallied and rebuffed him by passing articles and amendments distasteful to him, notably an admittedly impracticable measure to require registration of all unregistered securities in order that they might be taxed more easily. This particular article passed the Chamber 287 to 233, although even its authors knew that it could never pass the Senate...
...capable of voting is that the largest class of electors shall pay nothing!" As the tumult mounted to utter bedlam, the President of the Chamber put on his hat and stalked from the room, thus officially declaring the Chamber not in session. The disgusted gentleman who stalked was none other than M. Herriot himself, the ostensible leader of the fractious Cartel...
...these were splendid, well-nigh perfect dogs. But when, on the second day, the winners in every breed paraded into the ring so that the judges could choose from among them a champion of champions, an Ace-King of the show, the grand prize went to none of these. It went to an obscure little white...
Although Belgium's importance is minor, politically and, to a lesser extent, industrially, her foreign minister's article in the New York Times, reveals, none the less, an interesting process of diplomatic fortification. M. Vandevelde's narrative of Belgium's post-war mancuvres well illustrates the triple barriers of pledge that are exacted on the continent to allay suspicion and provide security...
High grade garages couple such work with ordinary storage and washing service. None has found it more profitable than a group of capitalists and practical automobile men operating garages in Detroit, Chicago and Pittsburgh. Last week this group incorporated for $500,000 in Michigan as National Garages, Inc., and announced its intention to construct standard garages under one management in Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Dallas, Rochester and Manhattan...