Word: proof
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...great tribute to Woodrow Wilson. It is an unquestioned expression of faith in him, in his methods, and in his policies, by the people of Massachusetts. No better proof than this is needed to establish the greatness of the man who has upon his shoulders the responsibility of concluding a lasting peace, and the great task of industrial and economic reconstruction that will follow...
...splendid proof and token of the perpetuity of the fighting spirit of the American people, and a token and promise of glorious days to come, when the young soldiers now in France, themselves looking back upon fifty years of honorable citizenship, their days lengthened in the light of their country's gratitude, will bear aloft on our Boston streets the same untiring standard of liberty. --Boston Transcript...
...knew him because he went to Yale, but he was a fine fellow. He would have been manager of the football team there last fall if he had stayed in college, and he was president of Scroll and Keys when he left for France. That is not an infallible proof that he was all right, but it shows what his own class thought of him, and you can take my word for it anyway, that you don't meet a man of his ability and kindness in every day's journey you make. He once fell off a cliff,--perhaps...
Many citizens have worried that the United States in this war would continue its suicidal lenience in this matter. The gentleness of the American Government in this matter may result from a want of substantial proof, but with German spies accomplishing what they are this cannot long remain the fact. As yet, we have heard no marked sign of encouragement from Washington, although we may believe President Wilson will defend this country to the utmost of his abilities. One statement of hope, however, was made yesterday by ex-President Taft, who, in an address to the Chamber of Commerce...
...answer to this communication on the Freshman editorial was followed by an insulting note, and the original letter was, therefore, not published. In this instance the CRIMSON may not have followed the wisest policy; if so, it, regrets its decision, but one single instance does not furnish enough proof to substantiate the claim that the communication department is controlled by a clique or governed by any policy of hush...