Word: successor
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...other members of the Cabinet. Together they sought an interview ,with President Gaston Doumergue, presented their resignations. The President, in a three-minute speech, thanked Premier Herriot for his services to the Nation, accepted the resignations and made the usual request that the Cabinet would "carry on" until a successor was chosen. Premier Herriot, apparently happy, returned to the Quai d'Orsay in his magnificent car, but this time he sat alongside the chauffeur. He said he was going to sleep the whole business...
Married. Richard H. Little ("R. H. L."), successor of the late Bert Leston Taylor as conductor of the "Line o' Type or Two" column in the Chicago Daily Tribune, to Miss Helen Melton ("Helen Henna"), one of his contributors; in Chicago...
...first German Presidential Election was a quiet, stolid affair, members of the Cabinet voted at a little beer house in the Taubensi The first to arrive was Prussian Minister of Justice Zehnhof, follow by Acting President Walter Simons, to vote for a successor to himself. Next came Foreign Minister and Frau tav Stresemann. Dr. Stresemann began to make out his ballot on a table, was told by a clerk that he must do it in a booth. With a sigh and a terrific squeeze; the portly Doktor entered a small booth. At Potsdam, Prince Friedrich, second...
Premier Baldwin took himself solemnly to his study in No. 10 Downing St., sat down, puffed his pipe, thought over selecting a successor to the late Lord Curzon as Lord President of the Privy Council...
With the administration of the oath of office to Herr Walther Simons, President of the German Republic until a successor for the late President Ebert has been chosen, the Presidential election campaign broke its fury over the country. The election is to be held Sunday, Mar. 29. The main, if not sole, issue is a fight between Republicans and Monarchists for control of the Republic. Neither Chancellor Luther nor Foreign Minister Stresemann, two of the most prominent German statesmen, is a candidate...