Word: retainers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...traffic congestion, establish a precedent for building theatres in nontheatrical districts, keep business houses open at night. The Committee awaits Mr. Morgan's return from Europe. Whether or not the new house will be ready next year is now a matter of conjecture. Whether or not the Company can retain the support of Mr. Kahn in spite of continuous opposition from some of its directors is just as problematical...
...most scathing of all the royal pepperiness was his censure of his brother, the Duke of Connaught, now 77, uncle of King George. The royal ire was aroused by the Duke's refusal to retain for a third year his appointment as commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean, with headquarters at Malta. Said King Edward: "The Duke of Connaught must now consider his military career at an end, and if he does not intend returning to Malta he should resign his appointment at once. The King is much annoyed at his brother's persistent obstinancy...
...Rumania, in conformity with the peace treaty, may "retain and liquidate" the property of a Hungarian who has voted for Hungarian citizenship, provided that his property is situated in territory formerly owned by Hungary...
...affairs. (Government control of crop surplus and government price-fixing for its disposition were outstanding features of the McNary-Haugen bill.) "I can see," added Mr. McKelvie, "the possibility, aye, the probability, of a system of cooperative marketing fostered by the government under which the farmer may retain his independence and initiative while working out his problems." The Lowden program, Mr. McKelvie observed, "shows how far afield politically minded men will go" when discussing the topic of farm relief...
...shrewd reporter was playing with a senile woman or whether a shrewd octogenarienne was playing with a gull reporter. A general observation it is that, if a woman who has been active, able and dominant in her middle years, as Mrs. Stetson, Mrs. Annie Besant (Theosophist), Mrs. McPherson† retains sanity after her climacteric, then she will retain sharp intelligence and aggressive will until a very...