Word: virginia
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fact that this date is during the Spring vacation the Club is trying to change this to either a date before April 8, or after April 21. Other prominent government officials who are expected to deliver addresses during this coming month are Senators Glass of Virginia, Copeland of New York, and Caraway of Arkansas. Arrangements for speeches by Senator Nye and Senator La Follette are under...
TIME erred in not distinguishing between Northern and Southern West Virginia...
...choosing a new Minister to Egypt, to succeed Senator Willis' friend, J. Morton Howell, the President listened to Senator Swanson (Virginia) and prepared to elevate Franklin Mott Gunther, a "career man" from New York and Virginia and whose 20-year service has embraced France, Nicaragua, Portugal, Brazil, Norway, Britain, Holland, Italy and the Mexican division of the State Department...
...trying to decide between the Brothers Voight, Wisconsin voters were at least luckier than West Virginians. Wisconsin's Voights are easily distinguishable one from another, Charles's face being longer and plainer than handsome, smiling Edward's. West Virginia has two Sharp brothers in politics and they are identical twins. Summers H. Sharp, circuit judge at Marlinton, W. Va., often visits Charleston, the capital, where George Sharp is Secretary of State. When both are in town at once, people rub their eyes and Negroes get the "jim-jams." George Sharp has been mentioned as a gubernatorial candidate...
...Louis. Missouri was a bed of sectional emotions; Frémont was a hot-headed commander; there were a "Hundred Days" of trouble. Lincoln removed him after he had declared martial law and prematurely emancipated the slaves in Missouri. He was given another chance as general in Virginia, but failed and fell out completely with Lincoln. Discontented folk in the North-there were many-urged Frémont to run against Lincoln in 1864. He declined for "the welfare of the Republican party...