Word: quieted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Mason, an Elk, an Odd Fellow, a Baptist, a Democrat. For over ten years he has been Secretary-Treasurer of the United Mine Workers. He is quiet and rather retiring. His policy is nearer to that of Mr. Gompers than is that of Mr. Woll, Mr. Gompers' own protÉgÉ. He does not favor a third party or labor party. He has been active against communist propaganda and the extreme radicals in the labor movement. He has leaned to the progressive group in promotion of a Workers' Educational Bureau and in support of Government ownership...
...activities of the government among the needy electorate. Altogether, the next months, perhaps years, will see the unrolling of a moderate plan of internal relief and development with a rather dignified and touchy mingling in the horseplay of European politics: bread at home and game abroad will once again quiet the restless mob of voters...
...Harvard Debating Union will conduct a forum on: "Resolved: That Harvard is and should be indifferent", in the Quiet Room of the Union on Wednesday night at 7.10 o'clock...
...world is waiting for leaders as never before", President Hopkins said, "not a swashbuckling hero on horseback, but a man of quiet influence and of thoroughly grounded intellectual capacities." He attacked the idea that civilization is slowly disintegrating and in this connection made the statement that "There are enough men in this room tonight to save civilization if they are properly qualified for the task...
...late White House physician), Mrs. Harding was seriously ill for about a month. She had been suffering for some years from a kidney trouble which nearly resulted in her death two years ago. A few days before the end, an alleviative operation was performed. Her death was quiet; for some hours she had gradually lapsed into unconsciousness. Her death was ascribed to chronic nephritis with myocarditis and hydronephrosis as complications...