Word: specials
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...remarks. He gesticulates freely and, when thoroughly aroused, rubs his hands together vigorously and tugs his right ear. He takes an active, if not leading, part in many movements (unemployment relief, fuel famine, Veterans' Bureau investigation, Merchant Marine development). A great political letter-writer, he keeps three special clerks to handle his mail, works at his office Sunday afternoons. His grammar is good, his pronunciation Bostonian. In private conversation his voice is soft and controlled. Impartial Senate observers rate him thus: A good practical politician ("The best Irish vote-getter in the U. S."), a legislator above the average...
Democratic Field Marshal Simmons wanted to get back to New Bern, N. C.. where a bank failure, he explained, had cost him every cent he had. He it was who proposed the truce?adjournment of the special session, putting the tariff over to December. On the vote the Young Turks marched into the breach and turned the tide of battle by joining with Insurgent Republicans and a handful of insatiable Democrats to defeat (51 to 34) the adjournment resolution...
...Vatican City last week one prelate firmly said: "Etiquette decrees that a Catholic sovereign must kneel to the Pope and kiss his toe." But among Fascisti belief was current that His Holiness will decree a special exemption in favor of Vittorio Emanuele, "King by the Grace of God and the Will of the People...
...registrar directs special attention to the fact that the new rules and regulations, which recently went into effect as State law, are to be carefully observed. All drivers are cautioned particularly to observe the rule against cutting in and out of line, against blocking traffic unnecessarily, against passing others on curves and hills and against speeding up when another motorist is trying to pass from behind...
...Other special features will include a singing group known as the "Three Trees". Robert Morris in a vocal feature, and Scott Burbank in a xylophone solo. A novelty of Roy Lamson's, the University Five will play selections of particularly peppy syncopated selections...