Word: repealers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...traveling with La Follette only as long as he happened to be bound in their direction. With the close of the campaign, the strength of this union was dissipated, and each is now convinced that he travels the fastest who travels alone. The Brotherhoods are chiefly interested in the repeal of the Each-Cummins law; and this they can best attain by cooperating with the party in power. The Socialists are vastly more concerned with propagating the economic interpretation of history than with denouncing the courts...
...Massachusetts, the state Senate defeated a bill to repeal a fine of $100 for any woman wearing a long protruding hatpin. The House had previously passed the repealer (TIME, Mar. 9) on the ground that the law was no longer necessary. The Senate argued that fashion might repeat herself...
...Passed a resolution authorizing the Committee headed by Senator Couzens which is investigating the Bureau of Internal Revenue to continue its labors until May 30. ¶ Passed a Deficiency Bill carrying appropriations of $56,000,000 (see below), after Senator Borah had attempted to add an amendment to repeal the salary increase for Senators, Congressmen, the Vice President, Cabinet members (TIME, Mar. 2) and forced a roll call on which the vote was 64 to 18 against the repeal. (Went to the President.) ¶ Passed without a record vote, after two days' debate, a Rivers and Harbors Bill carrying...
...fortune, kept a racing stable. The second August Belmont was known rather as a turfman than as a financier or railroad director. He put the horse before the locomotive. He is credited with having saved thoroughbred racing when it was at its lowest ebb in the East, after the repeal of the racing law in New York State. He was Chairman of ihe Jockey Club, founder of Belmont Park (famed Long Island track), owner of many celebrated horses?Rock Sand, Norman III, Tracery, Man o' War, Ladkin. These swift beasts wore his famed colors?scarlet, maroon sleeves, black cap?...
...Repeal of the publicity clause of the income...