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...deceased statesman held no fewer than ten political posts during his lifetime. He was on four occasions Premier?1879, 1882, 1886, 1890; Minister of War, 1870, 1885, 1888, 1898; Minister of Public Works 1877. In 1887 he stood for the presidency, but was defeated by Sadi Carnot. In 1882 he was elected to the Academic des Sciences and in 1890 he was elected to the Academic Franchise in the room of Emile Augier. In 1915 he was appointed Minister without portfolio in the Briand administration. He wrote many books, the best of which were on such subjects as railway economics...
...days later, on March 26, at Dayton, Ohio, Lieut. R. L. Maughan established a new world's speed record of 233.87 miles an hour, exceeding the former record made by the French flyer, Sadi Lecointe, by 86 miles an hour...
...unanimous resolutions calling on the president to resign, and Grevy reluctantly yielded. The danger was not yet over; the mass of the deputies were determined to elect Ferry, who was hated by the populace. With remarkable patriotism, Ferry withdrew from the contest, and urged his friends to elect M. Sadi-Carnot. His advice was followed and the crisis was safely over. France had passed safely through the danger which had always before overthrown the Republic. The fact that this happened gives us great confidence that France has outgrown her instability, and has at last reached a settled period of national...