Word: obtainment
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week newsgatherers had it that the Palestine Government intended prohibiting begging in the Holy City. Thus might the beggars' daily bread be made difficult to obtain...
...liquor law as embodied in the Constitution, the business leaders of the country are very largely responsible. Had our business leaders frowned upon instead of encouraging bootlegging, had they raised their voices in protest of public and private violations, had they used their money and their influence to obtain a fair trial for one of the best measures ever adopted by this or any other country-in other words, if they had supported the Constitution of the United States-our public officials (including our judges), our children, our servants, our employes and the thinking public generally would without question have...
...Means crockery was only minor graft in the Department of Justice where he was lodged under Daugherty. He was convicted of taking a bribe from two culprits in a mail fraud case which the Department discovered. He was convicted of conspiring to obtain and sell Federal permits for whiskey withdrawals. He was charged with forgery of a Senator's name, but that was dropped. He served 38 months at Atlanta Penitentiary, including extra months to work off $20,000 in fines. Then he took a pauper's oath and departed, a free man, to see his 79-year...
Some time ago (perhaps in TIME) I read that Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry were married in California by a Catholic priest. This ordinarily means that one or both of the contracting parties profess the Catholic faith. Is it possible to obtain exact information as to the time, place, name of Church and name of priest performing the ceremony...
...stand, a month ago, by U. S. Candidate for President Herbert Hoover, who cabled: "The University of Louvain owns the new library and has undeniable jurisdiction connected with inscription and memorials. . . . Representing the donor of the larger share of funds employed in building library, I suggest you obtain immediate settlement present controversy on lines which will eliminate war bitterness and will reflect the true spirit of a great educational institution and be in accord with mature public opinion...