Word: pickings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Into Manhattan's Mecca Temple last week crowded several thousand New York City Republicans to pick a party candidate for Mayor. There was only one avowed candidate-Congressman Fiorella H. La Guardia-after Congresswoman Ruth Pratt had withdrawn because she would not "scramble for votes." So, as Hobson's choice, the convention designated Mr. La Guardia to make the race against Tammany's James John Walker...
...fatal to progress as England's "Dole" receivers. If left to ourselves I really believe we can work out these problems. But every worker amongst us is soon discouraged at seeing a truckload of five husky young men drive up to a homestead, two men reach for and pick perhaps one pepper, then the crew and their transportation hunt a tree for shade and well earned rest. I sincerely hope our Senator fails in his mission to get $50,000,000 to increase our troubles. Perhaps Congress will vote...
...appointment. The surface explanation: As a Republican member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Edge was needed through the special session to "help" President Hoover on tariff revision.* The real political reason: If Mr. Edge resigned from the Senate before Oct. 5. New Jersey voters under the law would pick his successor at a general election on Nov. 5. This would mean a cat-&-dog fight among New Jersey Republicans, who are split. The split might be wide enough to let a Demo crat through. If Senator Edge resigned after Oct. 5, Governor Larson, not the People, would choose...
...could cut corn all day, help in the wheat fields, swing 200-pound bags of phosphate off a platform into a wagon. We had games on the farm to test strength and grip. A fellow had to plant both feet in half a barrel of wheat and then pick up two bushels of wheat or corn and balance them on his shoulders. Another trick was to lift a 200-pound keg of nails without letting the keg touch your body. I could do that easily but I never realized then it was helping me train for the Big Leagues...
...wishes to buy a railroad will soon have a chance to pick one up at a forced sale. Last week the Chicago & Alton R. R., in receivership since 1922, was ordered sold by Federal Judge George A. Carpenter of the Chicago District Court. Date of the sale will not be announced until priority between conflicting creditors has been settled. The Chicago & Alton is valued at approximately 100 million dollars. Prospective purchasers are said to be Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and Samuel Insull...