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Taunted by Mrs. McCormick to explain his friendship with such a character, Senator Deneen lately made a speech in a remote corner of the state in which he almost wept over Esposito's slaying, eulogized him as a fine and valiant citizen who had died in the "cause." To help prove what a splendid character he was, Senator Deneen cited the fact that 19,000 roses, costing $10,000, had been strewn along the ten-mile funeral route. Mrs. McCormick's secret stenographer took down that speech. Few are the Illinois voters who do not now know about...
...stand Doheny wept at mention of his son, now deceased, who transferred the money. At exactly the same juncture in Fall's trial and in their joint trial for conspiracy, Doheny also wept...
Christians mourned the Earl of Balfour last week, but those who actually wept for him were Jews...
Last week she ceased her street hawking, because the magazine thereafter was to be sold solely by subscription, and because she had become rheumatic and weary. The American Birth Control League gave her a "gratitude" luncheon, a large bouquet and $500. She wept, a weather-beaten, greying woman of 58, and cried: "Thank goodness, I'll have no more fights with the police...
...Senator King denied knowledge of the cash contribution, claimed he had torn up the Metz check in 1928. Despite his general denials to newsmen, Senator King said he could see no reason to appear before the Lobby Committee and clear up the implications of the Russell story. Mr. Russell wept on the stand as he recited differences of opinion between himself and Senator King which led to their breach. In Manhattan, Mr. Metz confirmed the two contributions, remarked: "The revelations are amusing to me. . . . If senators can be bought for $1,000, all I can say is that they...