Word: civility
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These two "friendly enemies" had in their turn a predecessor in the pre-Civil War days which was one body and known as "Parliament, or Debating Society. Its arguments on slavery often served to heat an otherwise chilly room by means of abundant, fervid productions. Just how warm the rivalry between the present parties will turn out to be, remains to be seen, but it is doubtful whether, lacking the lubrication which was indispensable in the older clubs, the speeches will have that old time flavor, and fiushed conviction...
...other things, it is a question of dollars and cents," said general Patrick. "As soon as the businessmen of this country realize the commercial possibilities of the air-plane, as Europe has already done, then and only then, will the civil air-force begin to attain the technical skill and pre-eminence which the Army Air Force has developed in its few years of service...
King Alfonso and Primo are good friends. The King said that he had saved the country from a civil war by appointing Primo Dictator of Spain. Primo said he was teaching Spain how to govern herself properly. Yet, rumor follows rumor, as one drop of rain follows another, that all is not well in Spain...
...account of the Honduran civil war (TIME, Feb. 11, et seq.) the Government of the U. S. severed diplomatic relations with Honduras. U. S. Minister Morales remained at Tegucigalpa, however, making unofficial effort to bring the rival political leaders together...
...Observatory (largest in the world), and the 72-inch reflecting telescope at the Dominion Observatory, Victoria, B. C. But his chief claim to fame is probably the establishment, through a gift of $500,000, of the Engineering Foundation, a joint research agency of the "big four" national engineering societies?civil, mechanical, electrical, mining-and-metallurgical...