Word: sayed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Continental Trading Co. (side-spout of the Teapot Dome oil mess), it asked Col. Robert W. Stewart, chief of the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana and stout friend of Oilman Sinclair, if he had "received" any of the Continental profits. "No," answered Oilman Stewart. He declined to say if he knew anyone who did "receive" the profits. For his silence the Senate indicted Col. Stewart for contempt. Also having learned that one-fourth of the Continental profits had been delivered to Col. Stewart the Senate indicted Col. Stewart for perjury. His explanation was that by "received" he thought the Senators...
Sternly warning the Legitimists to cease their activities, Count Bethlen declared: ''Let me say, once for all, that no plans for the election of a king have been made. If and when they are made they will be placed before the country in a proper manner...
...Marcelo T. de Alvear, had appointed them Delegates to the Pan-American Conference on Arbitration and Conciliation which convenes in Washington on Dec. 10, 1928. Before leaving for Washington-and time was getting short-the Delegates must receive instructions from the Argentine Government as to what to do and say in Washington...
Imposing in great wig and majestic robes, Baron Hewart said: "It is impossible to say that there is not ample evidence to find that this appellant committed this crime. Miao is guilty of a diabolical, calculated crime. This appeal is dismissed...
Motives: his wife is with child by his brother; his mother has observed this. Thus-out of love or pity for the invalid-mother, brother or wife would have reason to spare the invalid the pain of disillusion. Suffice it to say here that love was the motive; and you can easily pick the murderer...