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Word: tillett (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...received a letter from Charles W. Tillett, a political commentator of Charlotte, who wrote: "I have said many good things concerning you and I wish to determine, after seeing you, whether I can, like the Queen of Sheba, say the half has not been told, or whether I must repeat what Uncle Eph said to me the other day when I got after him about an extravagant statement he had made: 'Boss, I jest over-spoke myself.' " Candidate Smith wired back: "Will be delighted to see you . . . in the matter of Queen of Sheba versus Uncle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Brown Derby | 4/30/1928 | See Source »

...Soon Ben Tillett, a more moderate M. P., spoke for the Labor party: "We deeply regret the demonstration against the Prime Minister at Cwm. . . . Nothing but the stark tragedy of death could have brought forward in Mr. Baldwin's presence the brutal facts of class war. . . . However much this outburst of personal resentment must be deplored, the miners righteously resent the callowness and oppression they have suffered and are suffering...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Brutal Facts'' | 3/14/1927 | See Source »

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