Word: reformations
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Turning to politics itself in 1903, he became a reform candidate for the old Common Council of Boston, but, forced to buck the Innes machine of "regular Republicanism" that was even then in power, he was defeated. A year later however, he won, and soon rose to the presidency of the body...
...Mutual Welfare League, which he organized in 1911 when he was warden of Sing Sing Prison. He first spent a week in Auburn prison as a convict under the name of "Tom Brown." and the knowledge gained thereby, coupled with the results of years of study of prison reform, caused him to organize the Mutual Welfare League among the prisoners...
...life Mr. Osborne has been a reformer. A native of Auburn, N. Y., he entered journalism immediately after his graduation from college. From the office of President of the Auburn Publishing Company, he jumped into polities; and though his advocation of reform cost him the lieutenant governorship of new York, he was elected Mayor of Auburn in 1903. His two years' administration was marked by inform and progressive measures...
...Treasury does not propose any definite rates, but it presents to you the certainty that tax reform can go to a 25% maximum normal and surtax without the slightest danger to our future revenues. In fact, such a reform will insure the source from which we expect to get our revenue in the future...
Prayer Book Reform. Numerous steps were taken in the process of Prayer Book reform. The "39 Articles of Faith," adopted by the Church in 1562 to distinguish it from other Protestant Churches and the Roman Catholic Church, were dropped. "Obey" and "with all my worldly goods I thee endow" were dropped from the marriage service. Such expressions as "miserable sinners," "the vengeance of God," "the wrath of God" were dropped as medieval. ' The proposal to change "the grin of a dog" to "the snarl of a dog" was defeated. The Litany was amended to petition for those who travel...