Word: wide
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...restricted in any way by the French Government. The U. S. Government awaited further details and a unanimous invitation from the Allies before accepting or rejecting the new proposal. Secretary of State Hughes' proposal for an unlimited inquiry into German finances had not been withdrawn. "The door is wide open," said an official of the U. S. State Department...
...Archbishop Hanna of San Francisco is made a Prince of the Church, it will be an election of wide popularity in California, as Mgr. Hanna has made himself one of the most admired citizens of the State, and has served in many civil capacities. He was, for example, appointed Commissioner of Immigration. Born in Rochester, N, Y., he was educated abroad at Cambridge, Munich and Rome. When he was first nominated for Coadjutor Bishop of San Francisco, Pope Pius X refused to confirm the appointment, suspecting Hanna of "modernism," but finally, in 1915, Hanna was consecrated Archbishop of San Francisco...
Thursday afternoon, in Jordan Hall, Mr. Frederick Tillotson, fast building a wide reputation hereabouts, will play a varied program...
...same hands. But there have been signs recently that the Athletic Committee for one is determined not to allow such a condition to develop, that it realizes that ultimately all responsibility for major decisions rest on its shoulders and that the sub-committees can do nothing of wide importance without its considered study and approval. The latest action is doubly significant--significant first in that, unlike some important decisions of the past, this decision was not announced until after the Athletic Committee had studied and approved it, and secondly in that it brings one of the major sports, more than...
...century has passed since President Monroe sent Congress the message that: "The occasion has been judged proper for asserting as a principle ... that the American continents ... are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European power." The nation-wide observance of this centenary will emphasize the doctrine's importance in American foreign policy; yet its discussion will be important only if it serves to direct public attention to the affairs of South America. Since its promulgation the doctrine has been invoked to support the foreign policy of the United States in almost every conceivable situation...