Word: suspected
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...cashier but who is more likely to be the president, whose function is to handle the controls. Albert Henry Wiggin occupied this position at the Chase National Bank, from 1911 to 1918, and again from 1921 to 1926* under the title of President. He occupies it now, astute observers suspect, in his title of Chairman of the Board. Spruce and quick-witted, whenever he waves his malacca wand he waves it with invariable accuracy at whichever younger brother to Cinderella best deserves the good luck of recognition...
...Honest Residence." The House Elections Committee took up the case of Representative James Montgomery Beck, charged by Democrats with having established his residence in Philadelphia solely in order to be elected to the House and thus be able to defend Senator-suspect Vare of Pennsylvania, whose lawyer Mr. Beck was (TIME, Dec. 19). The Beck abode in Philadelphia, leased only a few months before his election, is an apartment in a low grade quarter of the city where Senator-suspect Vare has absolute political control. Testifying last week, Mr. Beck said: "It's an honest residence...
...Game." Frank Leslie Smith, Senator-suspect from Illinois, had another "day in court" with the Campaign Funds Investigation Committee. He read a long statement which "flouted" the Senate er "championed" Illinois, according to viewpoint. Illinois had elected him, the Senate must seat him, said he. The Senators had heard this argument before, from impartial Senator Borah, whose vote had been for seating Mr. Smith, out of respect to Illinois, then ousting Mr. Smith to punish political simony. After Mr. Smith, the Committee listened to a long-awaited explanation by Samuel Insull, potentate of gas, light and politics in Chicago...
...Holliday refused to give his name. He was unable to account for his presence in the shovel, or to give any logical excuse for himself. Friends, summoned by the police, said that he had been in a state of exhiliration for days, but that they had no reason to suspect his actions to be more than normal. Documents in his pockets led police to believe that information on the case may be gained elsewhere, and the New York authorities have been apprised of the circumstances...
...when the U. S. Senate finally denies Senator-suspect William S. Vare of Pennsylvania his seat, alert, greyhaired, busy-buzzing Gifford Pinchot, onetime (1923-27) Governor of Pennsylvania, will try to fill the vacancy. And when the seat of Senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania comes up for election in November, able, redhaired, social-working Mrs. Gifford Pinchot will try to fill that vacancy. So, at least, rumored one Jane Randolph, Capitol newsgatherer, last week...