Word: requesters
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Thus began one of the most famed feuds in the Democratic Party. In 1922 Governor Smith flatly refused Tammany's request to let Mr. Hearst run for U. S. Senator on the same ticket with him. In 1925 Governor Smith helped James John ("Jimmy") Walker take the mayoralty of New York City away from Mr. Hearst's favorite, John F. ("Red Mike") Hylan. Said Mr. Hearst then: "I supported Smith three times and that was three times too many." Next year he ditched the Democratic ticket to back rich, reactionary, Republican Ogden Mills unsuccessfully against Governor Smith. In 1928 Presidential...
Only 18 months after the death of her husband, King Albert, Dowager Queen Elizabeth heard the news in Naples where she was visiting her daughter, Crown Princess Marie Jose of Italy. Her first move was to accept heartbroken King Leopold's request that she take care of his three motherless children: Crown Prince Baudoin, 5, Princess Josephine, 7, Prince Albert, 14 months...
Atlantic Highlands, N. J.: "Sunday school classes will not be held here tomorrow and opening of public schools was delayed a week until Sept. 9 at the request of the Board of Health as precaution against infantile paralysis. . . . One case of infantile paralysis has been reported...
...half a century ago. Dr. DeSilva studied the most modern apparatus he could find in the U. S. and abroad, became convinced that he could measure ability to handle a motor car with considerable precision. Last week he polished up a report of his work under FERA, prepared a request for funds to continue his research under...
...McCall Corp. Mr. Noah was said to be getting $50,000 as vice president of Gimbel Bros., Philadelphia. The thing that clinched their bargain with American Woolen was the right to collect a bonus of from 22% to 6% of all net profits over $2,000,000. This request the company was delighted to grant. It had lost so much money in the preceding three years that the stockholders had actually thought of giving...