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...Justice of the Peace, as Minister at various times of the Colonies, of Commerce, of Education, or of Foreign Affairs, his low, slow and simple voice never failed to impress men. He speaks with a certain ardor that compels, and with a knowledge of his subject that only brings forth admiration from friends and enemies. The French call him sympathigue, which says much for his character. In appearance he resembles a jovial and prosperous farmer; his features are hardly handsome, for, like his Premier, he is inclined to corpulency and is below medium height. But his iron-grey hair...
...magazine are not formed lightly. I once knew of his traveling miles and spending very nearly a month in order to visit a section of the country about which he was to publish a series of articles, and he insisted on being convinced for himself that the conditions set forth in these articles were actual...
...school is to be judged only by her athletics, then Mercersburg is greater than even Exeter and her quarterbacks, for who will ever forget Meredith or Woodring or Keck or Caldwell; if she is to be acclaimed only for her scholastic attainments, again she reaches forth and holds those laurels with Andover; if her greatness lies in her wealth alone, you rightfully omitted her name, for Mercersburg does not have the money that Hill does, nor does Mercersburg teach that success and happiness come hand in hand with riches...
Deadlocked. McAdoo refused to withdraw. Smith refused to withdraw and leave the field to McAdoo. Both gained somewhat. Nobody gained a decision. Like the siege of Troy, the battle wavered back and forth. For McAdoo, for Smith and for John W. Davis (who was most of the time in third place), the following table shows the vote on the initial ballot and on the closing ballot of each following day: Ballot McAdoo Smith Davis
...parade completed, President Doumergue sounded forth to the assembled multitude of 25,000 this version of an ancient formula: "I proclaim the opening of the Olympic Games of Paris, celebrating the eighth Olympics of the modern era!" Instantly trumpets trumpeted, cannon thundered, a cloud of carrier pigeons wheeled aloft to wing far beyond France's borders with the news...