Word: shook
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...colleague, Mr. Underwood. Then, with a gesture of his great arm, he opened the floodgates of his eloquence. All the dammed up speech of ten silent days burst forth, inundated the chamber. For two hours it flowed over the spillway of his golden tongue; when it ceased, his hearers shook their heads: "Ah, yes, there's nothing the matter with the Senate after...
Another paroxysm of applause shook the massive structure of the Chamber. Turning to ex-Premier Giolitti, Delcroix proceeded...
...doubt that the man who sent you the information you published in your issue of Oct. 20 on Page 9 under the heading FRANCE-NO HISSING was not at the Buffalo Velodrome. There were no shots and no trouble whatsoever. On the contrary, French and German sportsmen shook hands; and on the previous Sunday, another match having taken place, the Germans received flowers after their victory. It seems ugly for an American paper or magazine to try to make things worse between the two countries. I am a French girl who worked for the American Red Cross during...
...went on to say that there are several handicaps to which golf is subject. The first is the fact that the University has no golf course on which the students may play. When asked if there was any possibility of the Athletic Association's building a golf course, he shook his head. "I doubt it very much for some time to come," he said. "The expense would be very large, and it would be impractical because there is no possibility of the course's being in the vicinity of the University...
...preparing their plans. Finally, on the same day, the latter two announced their candidacies. Both announced themselves as Progressives? contrasts to Mr. Coolidge. Mr. McAdoo was for remaking the railways; Senator Johnson was for remaking foreign policy on strictly isolationist lines. Mr. McAdoo's effort grew, although politicians shook their heads and muttered : "He will never be able to win the necessary two-thirds of a Democratic convention." Senator Johnson's candidacy was on the wane from the first; since he belonged to the same Party as Mr. Coolidge, the President's accretion was his diminution. And the President...