Word: rolled
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...House. William T. Page, Clerk of the House, called that body to order. A roll call was taken to determine that a quorum was present. Then the House turned to the disturbing question of electing a Speaker. Mr. Gillett was nominated for the regular Republicans by Sidney Anderson of Minnesota. Mr. Garrett was nominated for the Democrats by Henry T. Rainey of Illinois. Then Edward E. Broune of Wisconsin rose and made a speech nominating Mr. Cooper for the insurgents, saying...
...clock the roll call began with 419 members present. It was almost four, when Mr. Longworth moved for adjournment, no one had been elected on four votes taken. He regretted that the House had not organized itself so that it could formally adjourn in memory of its members who died during the Summer?instead he moved an informal adjournment until the next...
...time, speaking of the sorry case of Russia and other European countries he held up a roll of depreciated currency, once worth $325,000,000, now worth $2.95, and declared : "If I had had this wad ten years ago, I assure you, gentlemen, I would not have been a Methodist clergyman...
...President officially designated the days from Nov. 11 to Nov. 29 as the period of the annual Red Cross membership roll-call, saying: " It is a privilege to our people to hold membership in and have a part in the work of this truly American organization. I therefore urge a renewal of all present memberships and enlistment in the American Red Cross by all not now members...
Brigadier-general Sir. Percy Sykes, Late commander of Colonial troops in Southern Persia, has placed a memorial wreath to Dillwyn Parrish Starr '08 at the base of the honor roll board in the main hallway of Widener Library. Starr was a lieutenant of the Cold stream Guard of the British army and was killed in action on September 15, 1916, at Giuchy in France. In his undergraduate days at the University he won his "H" on the football team during four successive years. The green wreath has a small Union Jack Pinned...