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...ultraviolet light, the polarization of light from incandescent surfaces, the extension of the ultraviolet spectrum, the laws of reflection of gas molecules, the Brownian movement in gasses and the absorption of X-rays. But, like Scientist Steinmetz, he sees no conflict between science and religion. The blood of staunch, God-fearing New Englanders runs in his veins. His father was a Congregational minister. Queried about the cosmic mind, Dr. Millikan retorted: "Why not say 'God'? . . . I have never known a thinking man who did not believe in God. . . . Science without religion obviously may become a curse rather than...
...Just as many an Englishman generations after the expulsion of the Stuart dynasty toasted the bonny king over the water, so staunch Democrats insisted that Samuel J. Tilden was rightfully President from 1877 to 1881. In the election of 1876, Tilden received 184 undisputed votes in the electoral college, Rutherford B. Hayes, 165. The 20 disputed votes, of which Democrat Tilden needed only one to win were all awarded to Hayes by a Republican-dominated commission...
...very manner in which President Borno of the Republic of Haiti administered his firm rebuke to Senator King must reassure the forces of security and of prosperity. Nor has the staunch helmsman of our ship of state obscured the issue by expressing an opinion. It has been made clear that such had manners as Senator King displayed are not to be tolerated. Senatorial interference with the noble work that is being done by Secretary Kellog and his marines might lead, if allowed to proceed unchastened, to all manner of trouble. President Coolidge by his stern, courageous shonce, and the Transcript...
...last Minister of Interior Maximovitch rose to defend himself. He is a staunch royalist, a popular, impressive man. Feminine ears were attentive in the gallery...
...details of the plot. (They with Signer Mussolini led the famed march on Rome [1922] which brought Fascismo into power.) 2) A letter from General De Bono to Secretary Balbo concerning the plot fell into the hands of General Pietro Badoglio, the Army Chief of Staff, and a staunch, loyal monarchist. 3) General Badoglio promptly called a cavalry regiment and two artillery regiments to Rome, ordered them to guard King Vittorio Emanuele and the royal family. 4) The plot, timed for Dec. 23, fizzled. 5) Chief of Staff Badoglio has now been "promoted" to a new office invented by Premier...