Word: recoups
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...resolution cyrstalizing the financial doctrines of the party, this new "formula" urges the Government to exact "a special contribution on all forms of fortune and capital." This phrase, is interpreted as urging that interest payments be suspended on all French Government securities and the sums thus realized used to recoup France financially. It is thought that a levy on interest may succeed as being more "orthodox" than one on capital. For the moment M. Caillaux has pledged himself to the measure "as a member of the Radical Party, though not necessarily as Finance Minister." He appears to have kept...
...Leonard Wood, onetime U. S. Army lieutenant, winner of a large fortune in Wall Street and loser of that fortune at the gaming tables of Europe, by Mrs. Katherine Thompson Wood; at Wilmington, Del. She is at Southampton, L. I., with her children. He is in Florida attempting to recoup in real estate...
Hynson, playing against Ingraham, was materially handicapped in the first set by the inaccuracy of his serve. In his second set he managed to recoup himself somewhat and forced his opponent to extend himself at somewhat greater length. Hicks, the No. 2 Princeton man, displayed the best form of any of his teammates, and in both singles and doubles matches was a factor to be contended with. The rest of the Princeton team seemed unable to reach the pace of their University opponents and succumbed with but little resistance...
...that the West is still a place where the male population is as advertised. Some reports describe the men as escaped convicts from San Quentin Prison, but nobody will believe that. They quite plainly are re-incarnations of the spirit of the James boys, who have set out to recoup their fortunes in the only time-honored and accepted Western method. Easterners travelling in the West have long been under the impression that the only custodians of the Jesse James tradition were the hotel-keepers, but they must now be undeceived...
...King has, however, in his sensitive zeal, mistaken what the Lampoon intended for the most unmitigated propaganda. I have it on good authority that the Lampoon editors, rather ashamed of their past misdemeanors, felt the time was propitious to recoup their lost prestige, by a whole hearted and enthusiastic hosanna for this meritorious department of the University. Through the number they are their level best to praise the Business School. It was a very unselfish thing to do, I believe, and I am sure that the rest of the college agrees with...