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...possession of his loot, the highwayman armed with bludgeon and pistol, the firebug with his torch, the burglar with dark lantern and jimmy, and if you were to place with that assembly of rogues the wretch who had corrupted an election, I would unhesitatingly declare the corruptionist the blackest scoundrel of them all. I would so say because the man who attacks the foundations of his Government and thereby assails the very structure of society is the greater criminal, the more intolerable villain, for his criminality poisons the soul of the Nation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Congress: The Golden Apple | 5/31/1926 | See Source »

Packing a jury ; pseudo scientist ; rascal ; rogue ; scoundrel ; slacker ; suicide fiend ; syphilis ; thief ; tool of profiteers ; unfit to be trusted with money ; and villain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Glossary | 5/17/1926 | See Source »

...from getting home for Easter. The Mississippian was obdurate, sniffy. Flashed Ogden Mills: "Its a damn mean thing to hold 20 men here!" Back came the retort: "Get over on your own side. You have no right here. You can't insult me in that manner. . . you dirty, contemptible scoundrel!" Fist?swinging arms?whites of eyes? . . . Members rushed to separate the pair. After several minutes order was regained. Peacefully, the impeachment was overwhelmingly voted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Congress: English Impeached | 4/12/1926 | See Source »

...months ago, at least, that Carlos the Crook tried to inveigle the lion-hearted Andy Gump into buying fake oil stock. And about a month later the same scoundrel, Carlos, treacherously stole the modest bank roll of the fair Widow Zander...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A MODERN PAMELA | 3/3/1926 | See Source »

...scoundrel." Woodrow Wilson stamps, 17 cents, will be on sale at U. S. postoffices on Dec. 27. The portrait on the stamp was chosen by Mrs. Wilson. Dec. 28, the day after the stamp appears, was Wilson's Birthday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Miscellaneous Mentions: Dec. 7, 1925 | 12/7/1925 | See Source »

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