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...City, Deadwood Gulch, Cheyenne, the Black Hills-an untutored rebel against the codes, with the creed of "to hell with the consequences" to guide her in a life rumbling with undertones of violence and defiance. Cattle Kate, Belle Starr, Lola Montez, Pearl Hart, Mme. Moustache, Poker Alice, Kitty the Schemer, and other lady wildcats of this astounding period in American history are highly spiced side dishes to the Calamity Jane main course. Author Aikman has garnished facts with picturesque phraseology, has neatly dedicated his volume "with some hesitation and infinite deference to various uncontrollable ladies...
...farm bloc scoffed, called it "a sop to the farmer vote." If they couldn't have the dear old Haugen Bill, they would see to it that no agricultural legislation got through. Senator Watson (Rep.) of Indiana, always a good schemer behind the scenes, tried to have the World War Veterans Bill given the right of way and thereby shelve all farm matters. Senator Willis of Ohio objected and prevented the Senate from totally disregarding the President's views...
This play however differs sharply in one prominent particular. It is proved that the employer was really a good sort after all (a bit weak, to be sure), and the girl a nasty little schemer. All this comes out in the final courtroom scene where the girl is acquitted by the kindly male jury only to have her attorney (after the verdict was carefully won) turn on them and tell the truth...
Admiral Dewey. As a sailor Dewey was vigorous, commanding, resourceful. As a politician he was a fumbling schemer. Mr. Dibble uses him as a peg for a searching criticism of the whole conduct of the war in the Philippines-its disingenuous policies, double-faced dealings with natives and foreign countries, masked imperialism, hidden atrocities by and upon the invading army...
Pashitch is Serbia's veteran politician and chiefly remembered in Western Europe for his connection with the arch-schemer Venizelos in forming the Balkan League. Pashitch was formerly a radical, but since his rise to power he has been gradually forced to relinquish his radical tendencies in favor of conservatism...