Word: vain
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Biggest and busiest of U. S. District Attorneyships in the land is that of Manhattan & The Bronx (technically known as the Southern District of New York). This office, empty since Charles Henry Tuttle resigned in September to make his vain race as New York's Republican nominee for Governor, has caused President Hoover much political tribulation. His personal friends urged one candidate while professional Republican politicians urged another for the appointment. Last week the deadlock was broken when the Hoover candidate withdrew and the President, with the goodwill of all sides, appointed a third man as U. S. District...
...soul came a curious concatenation of circumstances : the stockmarket crashed and took his amateurish speculations with it; beautiful Mrs. Miller hooted with laughter at the suggestion that she divorce her husband and marry Dan; a heinous appropriation bill reared its ugly head and Daniel smacked it, though in vain. The last you see of him he is flying furiously westward to prevent Irma Schmultz from sailing to the Philippines. As you close the book you are sure that he will get her, sure that he will be almost unanimously reelected. The Author. Janet Fairbank's father (Benjamin Ayer...
...sort of Prohibition referendum as "unauthorized, unconstitutional and unprecedented." They endorsed all the Wickersham Commission's enforcement bills, appointed a "combined board of Unified Strategy" under gentle, white-haired Mrs. Boole to plan their 1932 fight. They quizzed and cheered Prohibition Director Woodcock. Noticeable was a new but vain demand by lay Prohibitors to be included in the Dry leadership on equal terms with clergymen...
...approximately $1,000,000 more to pay. But B. & O. purchases the property subject to some $50,000,000 in other obligations. The 'Interstate Commerce Commission places a value of $80,000,000 on C. & A. and last week stockholders, headed by Senator James Reed of Missouri, attempted in vain to prevent the sale which they claim wipes out their equity. Edward A. Pierce, stockholder, heads a protective committee, plans to continue his fight against the deal...
...bulk of its liquid assets in the bank, asked for a receiver. Burns Bros. Coal dropped sharply on the Exchange on rumors that it too was involved, but the company announced it had less than $100,000 in the bank. The City of New York sought in vain to release a $1,500,000 deposit. Another big depositor was Industrial Council of Cloak, Suit & Skirt Manufacturers. The bank has around 400,000 depositors, 23,000 shareholders. Last week the State was busy investigating reports that the bank had sold stock to depositors at $198 a share, promised repurchase...