Word: tilson
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Future Developments. Congressman John Q. Tilson of Connecticut last week began to plan for putting this non-partisan bill through the House with Democratic cooperation. Unless the Democrats change front, he believes that the bill can be considered and passed by the House between the 14th and 23rd of December, so that it can go to the Senate immediately after the holiday recess, leaving that body a good two months to pass it and yet make it effective before the March 15 payment of income taxes...
...Representative John Q. Tilson of Connecticut, Republican leader in the House (chosen to succeed Nicholas Longworth, who is to be Speaker), called at the White House to discuss the program of the coming Congress: 1) tax reduction; 2) passing of appropriation bills; 3) railroad legislation...
...brief event. Five minutes each were allotted for two speeches of nomination. A vote was taken. It stood 140 votes for Mr. Longworth to 85 for Mr. Madden. Mr. Madden moved to make the nomination unanimous. Mr. Longworth clasped his hand. The contest was ended. Representative John Q. Tilson* of Connecticut was named
...James K. Polk, who was elected eleventh U. S. President in 1844. *John Quillin Tilson, who has served 14 years in the House, dark-eyed, shaggy of mustache, heavy of eyebrow, able...
...definite little-up has yet been announced by Coach Roper. Captain Stout and Tilson, both letter men for two years, have been playing the ends on Team A in the scrimmages, and will almost certainly hold down those positions the whole season. The tackles so far have been Gates, a substitute last year, and Baldwin, a star of last year's Freshman combination. As guards Princeton has two lettermen of known repute, Hills and Howard. The center berth is still very uncertain. Three candidates for the pivotal position, McMillan, Bartell, and Forrest, have almost equal chances for the final line...