Word: thoroughness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Sirs: Will you please give us the record and a fair estimate of the activities of Georgia's U. S. Senator, William J. Harris. We would be glad to have you publish it in the thorough manner that you gave to Senator Blease of South Carolina. Q. A. MULKEY A. S. TRULOCK H. Q. BELL B. A. NEAL TIME subscribers and Georgia voters. Millen...
...Geneva affair came revelations of flagrant Shearer lobbying in Congress. The generalizing minds of Congressmen expanded easily from one lobby to all lobbying. Senators Borah, Shortridge, Robinson, Black, La Follette cried out for more investigations. Senator Caraway of Arkansas and Representative Gibson of Vermont introduced resolutions calling for a "thorough investigation." Soon lobbyists may have to lobby for the very existence of lobbying...
...within a decade has Japan suffered so thorough a political scandal as has been uncovered since Prime Minister Tanaka's resignation last summer (TIME, July 8). A dozen petty Tanaka office holders have been imprisoned by the present Liberal Government of Prime Minister Yuko Hamaguchi, on charges of corruption and bribery. Likewise jailed has been Naoyoshi Amaoka, the Tanaka president of the Board of Decoration, indicted specifically for selling "honorary decorations" to vain Japanese during the Imperial enthronement ceremonies last November and December. Sadly has the honest, industrious Seiyukai Leader watched his old ministry gather ill-fame. Tanaka...
...Aviation Corp.'s technical staff: "Doolittle's flight marks the first stage in man's conquest of flying in fog, now aviation's greatest obstacle." Charles Sherman ("Casey") Jones, president of Curtiss Flying Service: "The mechanical perfection of the new instruments employed required thorough testing by an expert pilot before they could be judged." Harry Frank Guggenheim: "The results of the experiment will be made available to any manufacturers of planes or air transport operators who wish to consider equipping their products for this kind of flying...
...count of scores was kept in yesterday's grind. The various plays in the Crimson repertoire were run off and Coach Horween called the ball back regularly in order to analyze the carrying out of assignments and to give individual instruction. A thorough drill on offensive and defensive tactics was undertaken, the major emphasis being placed on the former. The Harvard mentor gave out two new plays which were tested in skeleton drill and then under actual fire...