Word: reasoner
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...present an unusual number of foreign correspondents, especially British-arrived in Washington to watch what Congress does about the Kellogg Treaty and the cruiser-building bill, and to get background for the inauguration of the Hoover regime. President Coolidge took the opportunity to explain to the foreigners that the reason he has the U. S. embassies abroad hand out copies of his speeches-such as the Armistice Day announcement about naval construction, foreign debts and the U. S. share in the War-is to avoid misinterpretation, not (as suspected abroad) to impress foreign governments...
Last week, the day after President-Elect Hoover sailed good-willfully towards Latin-America, the State Department for some reason resurrected the Cumberland report from its eight-month obscurity, and published it. It was seen that Dr. Cumberland had recommended...
...considered as a hat, is a poor and ridiculous thing. It is uncomfortable, it is ugly, it is easily damaged by the elements against which it is supposed to be a protection. Why then do Englishmen generally, and American undertakers and politicians in particular, wear it? For a simple reason. The silk hat is a symbol of respectability. Expensive as silk hats are, they still offer the cheapest of all known ways to achieve the outward semblance of respectability...
...Reason: Parliament had just tripled "Lucky Gaston's" salary, raising the President of France from 600,000 francs to 1,800,000 francs per year ($70,200). In addition the Presidential allowances for "household expenses" and "travel" were raised to $27,300 and $35,000. But M. le President must pay an income tax of $31,200. Thus his net stipend from the state is $101,400 per year...
...team will face an unusually hard schedule which includes Boston University, Holy Cross, New Hampshire, Maine, West Point, Yale, and many others. For this reason Coach Wachter decided to start the season two weeks earlier than usual. There are now between 75 and 100 men a day playing on the Hemenway courts...