Word: statements
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Should it be your intention, however, to issue this religious document, we would call to your attention a statement made by one of your predecessors, Thomas Jefferson, who, during his eight years as Chief Executive refused to issue religious proclamations. He said...
...Constitution. Recalled to the witness stand was Joseph R. Grundy, archlobbyist from Pennsylvania (TIME, Nov. 4). A minor political war developed between him and committee members (Arkansas' Caraway; Idaho's Borah, Montana's Walsh, Wisconsin's Blaine) when it was found that he had previously filed a statement in which this appeared...
Free on $5,000 bond and back in his hotel suite, Fall issued a 3,000-word statement to the public. Said he: "I ask the American people not to believe me guilty of the damnable crime [bribery] of which I am innocent." He admitted only "two grave errors:" 1) "Borrowing" $100,000 from Doheny; 2) Attempting to hide its source from the Senate investigating committee "by an untruth...
...jacket of this recent novel, a statement is made to which we should like to take immediate ex-exception. "The readers of Mr. Weston's first novel will not be surprised by the original manner in which he presents a powerful story"--so runs the brief puff. Well, frankly, we were surprised by it. More than that, we were mollified. In such a frame of mind it is hard to get eye-to-eye and cheek-by-jowl with an author's intentions, supposing that he has some. And so, in trying to line up a few impressions...
...Since there are several one-day holidays in November, it seems desirable, to repeat the statement regarding cuts before and after such holidays which was issued by the Dean's Office on October 4th and also to make somewhat more clear the purpose and meaning of the policy explained in that statement...