Word: ridded
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Shoran Singha, a turbaned Christian Indian added: "We have got to get rid of the idea that God sent the white man to rule the black...
...York Times: "Mayor Hylan was originally a Yellow Hero created by the Yellow Press. He has openly appealed to the basest motives. But now the idol goes down together with its builder in political ruin. New York may breathe more easily this morning. It has got rid of a vulgar and debasing tyranny...
...President Little is himself if rumor may be trusted, a shining example of the importance of not neglecting the 85 per cent he now wishes to get rid of. With his abilities he would undoubtedly by now be a multimillionaire if he had been denied entrance to college. Instead, he passed most of his four college years with no thought of academic distinction, until chance rather than intention on his own part, threw him under the spell of a teacher who inspired him with an abiding passion to find out certain things. Today, as president of the Michigan University, with...
After Finance Minister Hamaguchi had sat down, a Seiyukai Minister arose, said that his party, of which three members form part of the coalition Cabinet, could not support the Finance Minister's contentions. Premier Kato called upon the three Seiyukai Ministers to resign. They refused. To get rid of them, Premier Kato handed the Prince Regent the Cabinet's resignation. The Prince accepted the resignation and asked Premier Kato to form a new Cabinet, which he did merely by appointing three Kenseikai (Government) Party members to fill the places of the dropped Seiyukai members...
...Story. Monsieur Ripois rid himself of his palling mistress quite as simply as she would have shed her soiled blue wrapper. He yawned at her solicitude, snapped at her tenderness, sneered at her complaints, assumed high dudgeon when her desperation became vindictive. His sooty little conscience glowing at her quick repentance, out he marched, free to take a new lodging, walk the London streets after work and supper, fondle his mustache, boldly scrutinize passing women and wait, thinking himself a very audacious chap of the world indeed, for further chances to cheat life of amorous adventures where the women gave...