Word: power
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Among the guests invited were Speaker Longworth and his popular, influential wife, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, onetime "Princess Alice" of the White House. Great is Mrs. Longworth's political prestige, great her social power, independent her behavior. She sent Mrs. Meyer her regrets, making it clear that she declined to sit below Mrs. Gann. Not to be outdone, Mrs. Gann and the Vice President, likewise stayed at home that evening...
Democratic policy is now left to the Democratic Senators who are expected to perform a political miracle equal to Mr. Raskob's financial one by developing harmonious issues as they debate their way through the questions before the Congress. At present, intraparty schisms on prohibition, power, taxation, tariff, farm relief, are nowhere more deep and durable than on the left-hand side of the U. S. Senate chamber...
...basic question involved is a large one, one which will surely confront America for the next few decades. As yet we have been unable to decide whether we shall have active government control of business, and in the few cases where we do have it, how much power the board or commission shall wield. The Interstate Commerce Commission and the Federal Reserve Board are unique in being the only government bodies that have grown to a position of real power, and now both are being challenged by big business...
...Freshman team has given evidence of unusual power in its three matches to date this season, and has scored sweeping victories in each. The schedule was opened with a 7 to 2 win over M. I. T. on April 28; and two days later Milton Academy was overwhelmed...
...Jennings Laing, English Littérateur Robert Morse Lovett. Physically the University of Chicago is among the hugest in the U. S. Buildings started last year included a Social Sciences Building, the Bobs Roberts Memorial Hospital for Children, the George Herbert Jones Chemistry Building, a new $1,500,000 power house. When President Hutchins assumes his duties he will find completed several new dormitories. He will see students walking into a new Rockefeller-endowed chapel and a new Hall of Modern Languages. In the University libraries are stacked more than 1,150,000 books. Studying financial reports, President Hutchins will...