Word: righte
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Omaha the "high spot" in his speech came when he said that "a man's religion ought never be a factor in his right to hold office." The crowd wildly cheered the reference to Alfred E. Smith. Observers agreed, however, that Governor Ritchie made an excellent personal impression upon both Generals and Privates of the Western Democratic army. They pointed out that Governor Ritchie's wetness is known but that Governor Smith's is notorious; that Governor Ritchie's nomination would raise no "Romanist" bugaboo; that though the Maryland Governor might bring to the Democratic convention...
...Right Honorable Labor Members of Parliament lost their heads in a flush of rage last week, when the Conservative Government of Premier Stanley Baldwin introduced a long-threatened bill to curtail debate and force a vote within 16 days on the second reading of the Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Bill (TIME, May 9).* This procedure, cloture, is so seldom employed in England that the Laborites puffed and huffed with indignation. Their leader, John Robert Clynes,† rose dark with wrath, declaring that the Opposition was being "insulted by the audacity of the Government" in proposing to cut short debate...
...Majesty can and did, in his youthful seafaring days, utter commands with appropriate oaths. He is still, at 62, one of the very best bird shots in England. And, though he hunts and rides often, he is always prudent enough to choose a horse of the right weight. Thus George V is not flung off constantly, as is that really excellent horseman Edward of Wales, who, however, insists upon always riding too heavy and powerful a horse...
...Right Reverend Charles Henry Brent, Bishop of Western New York, will conduct the services in Appleton Chapel at 11 o'clock tomorrow...
...Miller '27 and T. G. Moore '29 were the only Crimson stars who lived up to expectations. Miller took first in his heat in the 100, while Moore tossed the Javelin 190 feet 5 1-2 inches to earn the right to compete in today's final test of strength in the event. Miller also fought his way to the semifinals this afternoon in the furlong. The other Harvard runners who came through the first day of the battling were J. S. Malick '27 in the 440 and R. P. Porter '29 in the half mile. Neither of these...