Word: democratism
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...Navy Department ordered some 3-inch projectiles from the Edward Valve and Manufacturing Co., Chicago, and partially cancelled this order when the Armistice was signed. The munitions makers claimed $2,259,783.27. Their attorney succeeded in getting $574,291.42, said attorney being the Hon. James Hamilton Lewis, onetime Senator (Democrat...
...fixed by the Paymaster General of the Navy for such sugar. Nevertheless, the sugar corporation claimed 25? per pound, making a balance due them of $37,350 plus interest. Their attorney has taken this claim to the Court of Claims, said attorney being the Hon. Hoke Smith, onetime Senator (Democrat...
...final House debate on the Johnson measure was enlivened by undignified antics. Representative James A. Gallivan, Democrat of Massachusetts, denounced the Ku Klux influence back of the measure. Said he: "You seem to forget that only the other day your ancestors were alien, the sons of England, and France, Ireland and Scotland, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia and other lands. Wherever the immigrant has gone schools have sprung up, industries have flourished, trade has increased, wealth has multiplied, prosperity has bloomed and patriotism, peace, law, order, intelligence and happiness follow in his footsteps...
Representative Elton Watkins, Democrat of Oregon, walked over to Sabath, Democrat of Illinois, one of the bill's opponents. Gallivan called out: "Watch out for Watkins, he's not with us!" Watkins turned. "-!" he cried...
...nine hours every word was transmitted from Paris to the Associated Press, Manhattan. Within 24 hours it was delivered, complete, to six American newspapers, viz.: The New York Times, The New York Herald-Tribune, The New York World, the Philadelphia Public Ledger, the Washington Post, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat...