Word: touching
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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There was a touch of magic in that July morning, 18 months ago, when the front pages of the daily press broke out with the announcement of Edward W. Bok's largesse?"$100,000 for a peace plan, come all ye dreamers of wealth, ye hopers for peace?$100,000 for a practical peace plan...
Again, almost a year ago, there was another touch of magic when in the Philadelphia Academy of Music, before 3,500 eager citizens, John W. Davis, at that time not the ex-candidate for the presidency, but the ex-Ambassador to Great Britain, stood on the platform and delivered a piece of paper, a check good for $50,000 of Mr. Bok's legal money, to Professor Charles Herbert Levermore...
...Bryan, in Florida, said that he did not intend to attend the meeting but had joined in order to keep in touch with the Society's work. He also averred that it was purely an oversight on his part that the check which he sent the Society was unsigned...
...policy-the first ever to be be taken out by the League-on the lives of the personnel of the commission had been underwritten by Lloyds. The premium cost $70,000. Lloyds, however, would insure only against murder and death by sickness in $200,000 policies ; they would not touch accidents, sickness, burglary and flying risks; and if they would not, no other insurance company will...
...rounds, six were indubitably Goldstein's, six as indubitably Martin's. In the dubious three, Goldstein was heady, agile, defensive; Martin eager, fresh, intrepid. Hard had Champion Goldstein pecked in the third and fourth, to no avail. His rights impaired Martin's jaw, failed to touch his spirit. Discouraged, Goldstein played safe, boxed, lost the decision. Yet not a few smoky-throated ones went home muttering that six of one and half a dozen of the other was a draw...