Word: theo
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...violent young man, he wanted to go into the Church, but was too modest. Instead he carried with him, first into the polite world of the art business, then into garrets, brothels and studios, the wild religious longings that never left him. His only friend was his younger brother Theo. Together, before they went out into the world, they swore "to strive all their lives only for good." Vincent's family was connected with the Dutch branch of Goupil et Cie., famous Paris art dealers, and both Vincent and Theo got jobs in the business. Theo did well from...
Another nominating speech by another Scott?Charles F. of lola, Kan.?put the name of Charles Curtis before the convention in renomination for the Vice-Presidency. Vice President Curtis won, 634 ¼-to-401½. Only in 1912, when Theo dore Roosevelt split the Party and paved the way to a Democratic victory, had the G. O. P. renominated its previous ticket. It would not have occurred on the first ballot had not the Pennsylvania faction switched its 75 votes from General Ed ward Martin, State chairman, to Curtis at the last moment...
Although I have been interested in George and his theories for many years, I, myself, never learned until about a year ago, I answered an advertisement in your columns, that the Single Tax had been endorsed in principle by Theo. Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Justice Brandeis, John Dewey, Ex-Mayor Gaynor and a long list of college teachers of economics. . . . Perhaps it is more TiMEly to mention that Nicholas Murray Butler used Henry George's book as the subject of addresses in New York June 2 and in Paris June n of this year...
...words. This written twelve times with 860 additional words on one side of a regulation U. S. postcard with the naked eye. With either Dr. John J. or Senor Erasto to pen it-what big-shooting, Hoovering, tycooning, picturing and miscellany could TIME do under a postage stamp! J. THEO TAYLOR Chicago...
...John Lewis' son, Samuel Romilly Roget, physicist who did important work on the "aging"' and electro magnetic qualities of iron, continued the family revisions until 1911. Since then this reference book has been any one's to republish. U. S. publishers are Thomas Y Crowell Co., Theo. E. Schulte, E. P. Dutton & Co., Longmans, Green & Co. The 14th (new) edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica mentions no Rogets, the 11th edition only Samuel Romilly as a physicist...