Word: roots
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...expected that this announcement puts an end to any hope that the deeds of the ebullient class of 1926 will ever be repeated. It is even rumored that the bulldog's biscuit will be in future softened with root beer...
...Ringside. Gathered around at various ranges of visibility, notables from all walks of life observed. When Dempsey descended into the front row he landed not far from Archie and Kermit Roosevelt, Elihu Root, Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, Sir Thomas Lipton, ex-heavyweight champion Jim Corbett, John J. McGraw, George M. Cohan. The visiting British polo teams were there, all the Yankee and most of the Chicago White Sox ball players, Lord Birkenhead and his daughter...
...Root-Takahira Treaty between the U. S. aud Japan was renewed. According to announcement from the State Department, Secretary Hughes and Ambassador Hanihara sat down and signed the renewal agreement with small fuss at Washington. This Treaty, which provides for arbitration in case of a dispute between the two countries, was originally consummated in 1908, to hold for five years It had already been extended twice for the same period, in 1913 (when Mr. Bryan was Sec- retary of State) and 1918 (Lansing). So the present renewal did not cause much comment. But there was a new provision added...
...Elihu Root, ex-Secretary of State, one of the few veteran statesmen that this country can claim, accepted the first place offered on the jury which will award Edward Bok's prize of $100,000 for a practical plan to promote world peace?a plan in which this country can participate. Announcement of the appointment of six more jurors is expected before Sept...
Secretary of Labor Davis declared that Ambassador Geddes had got to the root of the matter when he said that the chief difficulty lies in the immigrants themselves, and added that $100,000 is being spent this year on painting and repairing immigration stations...