Word: temperance
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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With its own music the sullen temper of the crowd melted. Commander Waters was released to present to Speaker Garner a petition against adjournment. But first he went before the Capitol to announce: "I've got permission for you to use these centre steps. But you've got to keep a lane open for the white-collar birds inside so they won't rub into us lousy rats. We're Agoing to stay here until I see Hoover...
...issues. Each of the issues ($30.000,000 in Consolidated Gas Co., $10,000,000 in Brooklyn Union Gas Co., $25,000,000 in Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston) sold well. An offering of $7,500,000 in Connecticut Light & Power followed quickly. But some observers were prone to temper their optimism. Edison Electric will not need the new funds until October when a $20,000,000 note issue matures. It seemed that the company's bankers, First National Bank of Boston, would not have set about raising the money last week had they not expected higher interest rates...
...league with the cabinet members. She, Mata Machree (Lyda Roberti), makes friends with all the members of the team and causes them to squabble with each other. It looks as if Klopstokia may lose after all until W. C. Fields begins lifting weights. He loses his temper while doing so. This causes him to raise a 1,000 Ib. lump which no one else can budge and hurl it so far that in addition to the first prize for lifting weights, he gets first prize in the shot-put. Most able runner in Klopstokia is a ratty major-domo (Andy...
...report' is the wrong word," said Mr. Henderson, keeping his temper, "permit me to observe that I am merely the President of this Conference and am left out of the conversations...
...Marmaduke Grove (Gro-vay) is part Irish. His show of Irish temper to 100% Chilean officers cost him Power. Aristocrats, they were shocked to their military marrow by his notion of 'talking to privates." Promptly they began to plot against "Red" Grove. In 48 hours soldiers under General Augustin Moreno were marching on the Presidential Palace...