Word: temperance
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...December Atlantic Monthly an almost categorical indictment of American trade unions based on the findings of Mr. Untermeyer in the New York Building Trades investigation. Mr. F. L. Bullard has laid down a programme for the unions in the last issue of the same publication. From the temper of these two articles one may conclude that Mr. Bullard has more fear than sympathy for Labor. It was perhaps this fear which led him to generalize so boldly from the indefensible practices of only one section of Labor--the black sheep of the whole Federation. His attack appears...
...just opened its winter session. It meets in the caucus room and many of its meetings are more lively than those that pass in Congress itself; for its members have no listening constituents to temper the full force of their ideas. Membership is limited to those "employed around Congress"? that is, to secretaries of Senators, of Representatives and to others such as Kenneth Romney, cashier in the office of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House. They number some...
...Chicago-not New York- will be the birth control capital of the U. S. In Chicago we shall established our headquarters; from Chicago we shall disseminate our information." Feodor Chaliapin, famed Russian basso: "At a rehearsal in Chicago for Boris Godunov, opening opera of the season, I lost my temper. ' Imbeciles! Pigs! ' roared I to the musicians. Maestro Spadoni, who was in charge, stalked toward me, hit me squarely on the nose." Clara Clemens, daughter of the late Mark Twain: "At Town Hall, Manhattan, I gave a recital. Said the critics: 'Sincere, eager, creator of a poetic...
Second Game. Four home-runs were hit-two in succession by Yankee Ruth, one by his teammate Ward, one by " Irish " Meusel, Giant fielder. Ross Young, another Giant fielder, lost his temper after making two errors, slid foully into second base in the sixth, was hissed. Score: Yankees 4, Giants...
...basis of Tuesday's special election you conclude that "Governor Walton's appeal to force has not been successful." I do not believe that the recent election, if conclusive at all, is indicative of the true "temper of the Oklahoma people," for Governor Walton was elected by the largest majority in the history of Oklahoma. The recent expression of the "people of Oklahoma" is similar to that of a boy in a dentist's chair, who, when asked how he felt after a bad tooth had been extracted, replied "worse...