Word: spent
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...defined romance as "uncomfortable and dangerous things happening to someone else," but Arachne's malapert masterpiece was a nevertheless romantic tapestry of gods and their foibles. To Athene's vengeful annoyance, a jury of immortals promptly, indifferently, judged it superior to the goddess's weaving, and spent the hour allotted them for solemn decision in Babbitt discussion of the relative merits of liquors...
...statements. He said: "We need only about two months. . . . Our campaign will be a real pep rally!" He said: "I never heard of a President of the United States making campaign speeches." He said the total cost of Hooverizing the U. S. electorate would be kept below the sums spent in other years by the G. O. P.-$5,300,000 for Harding-Coolidge, $3,000,000 for Coolidge-Dawes. Stated reason: "We have candidates who will not need so large a sum." In Chicago, on his way to tender his respects and his resignation from the Coolidge cabinet...
...Governor of New York, alert at Albany, spent three successive evenings beside his radio. It was a long time to wait for one announcement but he bore up cheerfully. The long sittings made historic a small, thickly upholstered sofa and a ponderous, brindled Great Dane named Jefferson, whom the Governor addressed now and then to ease his mind. Mrs. Emily Smith Warner (eldest daughter) and her husband were there, too. Also Walter Smith (youngest son), Mrs. Belle Moskowitz (chief publicist) and her husband; also secretaries, friends, newsgatherers. The Governor chewed long cigars, drank water frequently. His face was redder than...
Finally the Court became so disconcerted that Comrade Kun's examination was abruptly terminated, and he received a trifling sentence of one month's imprisonment in addition to the two months he has already spent in jail awaiting trial. Loomed next the question of whether Kun can be extradited to Hungary, where he would be tried and unquestionably executed for ordering 144 executions during his 143 days of dictatorship. Portentously the Court of Justice at Vienna and the Court of Appeal of First Instances ruled, last week, that Comrade Bela Kun should be extradited to face certain Death...
Last week, New York city balanced its bank account, discovered it had spent $243,430 since January, 1926, for welcomes to Distinguished Guests. Expensive guests: Lindbergh, Byrd, Chamberlin, $110,000; Koehl, Fitzmaurice, von Huene-feld, $60,000; Costes, Lebrix, $15,000. Official Welcomer Grover Whalen wrote Mayor Walker, diffidently: "It would seem opportune ... to raise the question as to how far ... the city should go." Recklessly, New York went ahead with plans to welcome "Lady Lindy," Pilot Stultz, Mechanic Gordon...