Word: resignations
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Republic of Costa Rica, for no known reason, gave the prescribed two-year notice of its intention to resign from the League. This is the first resignation that the League has received. It was presumed that the cause for this action was that the Republic was severely criticized last fall for failing to pay regularly its dues. A check for $18,677 was sent to pay for four years' back dues (about $5,000 a year...
...motion was then introduced declaring that Premier Braun, as Minister of Education, lacked the Diet's confidence. Voting resulted 220 for the 217 against. Loud cheering from Monarchists, People's Party and Communists, who declared that the Government must resign. Herr Bartels, Socialist Speaker, was of a different opinion. He declared that a vote of no confidence required an absolute majority of the 450 Deputies that form the Diet (226) ; this number they had failed to obtain...
...last effort, the Monarchists called for a vote on a motion to withdraw confidence from all Socialist members of the Cabinet. This vote resulted in 223 ballots against the Cabinet. The Speaker once more ruled that the Government was not obliged to resign, and such caterwaulings broke out that he was forced to suspend the session...
When the stockholders of great companies meet, their action is often decided for them in advance. Thus it was announced, last week, that William Wrigley Jr., President of the $35,000,000 Wrigley chewing-gum corporation, would resign at the next stockholders' meeting; that his son Philip K. Wrigley. 29, would take his place. William Wrigley Jr., who will be named Chairman of the Board of Directors, will occupy his leisure with the financial management of his two baseball clubs-the Chicago Cubs, the Los Angeles Angels. Young Mr. P. K. Wrigley has been working for his father...
...That the presence of Senator Borah, with whom Mr. Hughes differs on policies, at the head of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate meant lack of team work and Mr. Hughes preferred to resign. (Probably a contributory reason...