Word: whereupon
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...friends and himself little good. For Chairman Oscar Charles Merrill and Vice Chairman Henry J. Pierce (Electric Bond & Share) of the U. S. delegation both speedily announced that they would never presume to ask Ambassador Sackett to alter his speech, nor would they condone any one else so presuming. Whereupon Mr. Insull called again at the Embassy. Soon it was announced the speech would be delivered as written. Mr. Insull left Berlin for London precipitately, growling at newsgatherers: "I would like to enjoy my European holiday...
...know what you can see in that mutt." Mrs. Smythe, in desperation, goes to bed. Later, Tootums (the Pekinese) awakes and sneezes. Unable to arouse his wife, Smythe arises, grudgingly walks the floor with Tootums, finally melts, talks baby-talk to Tootums, nurses it back to sleep. Whereupon Mrs. Smythe, awake, triumphantly mocks her husband: "I don't know what you can see in that mutt...
...loaned by the Shipping Board. President Hoover thought the whole inquiry could be cleaned up in 60 days. Though as a matter of law the President has no power to interfere with the Shipping Board's activities, that agency promptly acceded to the idea of another Presidential investigation. Whereupon President Hoover began to look about for more "outstanding men" with which to staff commission...
After an inconclusive caucus of Republican Senators, Senate Leader Watson telephoned President Hoover that Congressional sentiment was against treaty action at this time, asked him if he would really call a special Senate session for that purpose. President Hoover assured him that he would. Whereupon Senator Watson solemnly announced: "A special session now seems necessary and has been decided on." Senator Watson "hoped" Congress would "clean up" its pending legislative program?tariff, rivers & harbors development, veterans' aid, motor bus regulation?by the end of June and adjourn...
...Mount Clemens, Mich., George Schwartz appeared in court to ask aid for his four children whom he claimed to be unable to support. "I'm sick, judge. I think I'm going to die," said he, whereupon he collapsed, died, was carried out of court. Quitter...