Word: forcefullness
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Bull rights, once popular in the U. S., are moribund. The one available bull, swart Firpo, shares the destiny of the old grey mare. Last week, in Newark, one Charles Weinert, seasoned ring roue, was given his fling at the once-wild Argentinian, and in twelve rounds caused his victim...
H. R. Hardwick '15, one of Haughton's star products, gives a glimpse into the real nature of the man a nature as thoughtful and kindly as it was active and forceful.
"We have before us your letter of Sept. 7 tendering your resignation as associate minister of the First Presbyterian Church. While we regret your inability to become a Presbyterian minister, we understand your reasons, and from every quarter we hear expressions of approval of your forceful and dignified attitude.
Theodore Roosevelt senior was feared by the Republican party machine. His forceful personality had won him too much popularity. He was strongly opinionated. In a pinch, his orthodoxy could not be depended upon. So he was placed, in spite of himself, on the vice-presidential shelf, there to end his...
The son has not as yet demonstrated his father's forceful characteristics. Nevertheless, from the point of view of the party machine, he is dangerous; his name alone is a strong weapon.