Word: stubborn
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...adverse decision of the Connecticut judiciary board in regard to the Chapman appeal for a new trial foreshadows the defeat of one of the most prolonged and stubborn defenses which has ever featured a criminal trial. Since the newly-discovered evidence on which the appeal was based had been held in reserve as their strongest point by the defense attorneys, its rejection means that Chapman's greatest hope has been lashed. Three stays of execution had been granted because of the mere technicality which grew out of Chapman's being a federal prisoner, and it was a curious...
...survived the battle many years and died on Jan. 22, 1832, of a "stubborn cutaneous disease...
...Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota (1843-1923), who was not without a stubborn streak himself, once remarked, " Andrew's all right, but he's too damn stubborn...
...never a red-hot prohibitionist. He was known to be dry, just as he was known to be a bit stubborn.*** He never campaigned sensationally for prohibition; he never signed a prohibition pledge or belonged to the Prohibition party. In fact, in 1916, when he came up for election he was opposed by a prohibition candidate. How did he win? He said: "I just kept in the middle of the road." Twenty years in Washington, however, told on Mr. Volstead's hold on his constituents. Some of his old friends had died, others had moved away from Granite Falls...
...Conrad piece is a sea sketch about a wandering son home after 16 years. It is in a mood made familiar by the short sea plays of Eugene O'Neill. And in this case it is by no means stubborn patriotism that encourages the report that the O'Neill plays are considerably superior...