Word: paragraphed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Allen's, the name of Baruch belongs to "a young nobleman"; Cain, says Author Allen, is the same name as Smith. David gets the most space, nigh four pages; Paul is second, Moses third. Goliath who, says the author, "was probably ten feet high," gets only a paragraph for all his bulk, nor do Og, Gog and Magog, those hairy monsters, rate more. Noah is "accredited with having discovered the process of making wine." Joseph is referred to with consummate discretion: "Presumably being attractive of person, he suffered from a malicious and entirely unfounded accusation leveled...
...Allies proceeded to make it clear that the Cologne bridgehead was not evacuated last January (TIME, Jan. 5, INTERNATIONAL) because Germany had not lived up to the Treaty which, they insisted, was in itself a "serious menace to peace." "In fine," says paragraph No. 8 of the note, "it now rests with the German Government themselves to create conditions so that the evacuation can speedily be effected. It is they themselves who will profit by the readiness with which they give effect to the rectifications demanded, as well as the care with which they proceed strictly to conform their attitude...
...Teapot Dome Lease," you are referring to a political episode that arose long: after he had ceased to have any connection with public life. In the interest of fair play, may I ask you to make a suitable correction at your earliest convenience to this grossly erroneous paragraph ? JAMES O. MURFIN. Everyone knows that Mr. Newberry resigned from the Senate. Instead of "driven," TIME should perhaps have used "driven to resign." The facts are as Mr. Murfin states them. Mr. Murfin all but says that Mr. Newberry was driven to resign by the atmosphere with which he was surrounded...
...Captain William Wedgwood Benn (Liberal), supported by ex-Premier George and Barrister Sir John Simon (Liberal), moved a vote of censure on the Speaker (John H. Whitley)* for permitting closure of debate during the second reading of the finance bill (see paragraph 2 above), on the first day, thereby depriving the Liberals of effective reply to the measures and the protection that is due to minorities in the House. A vote of censure on the Speaker is an unusual occurrence and the Liberals made it clear that in no way was the character of the Speaker involved. Conservative and Laborites...
...will join in such a conspiracy are advised that the university will do nothing to stop their lawbreaking, when you say: 'The reunion classes hold their own dinners and conduct them as seems to them best.' Such deliberate lawbreakers are even welcomed back to Yale by the last paragraph of your letter, which reads: 'With this assurance that Mr. Martin will be quite able to conduct himself in any way that seems to him good and with the knowledge that the control of his class dinner is entirely in the hands of his classmates, we shall all hope...