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...appear in Congress more than 25 times. In 1904 he wanted the Democratic Presidential nomination and was reported to have backed his pretentions heavily with cash, but failed. In 1905 he ran for Mayor of New York City on an anti-Tammany ticket and lost by a small margin. In 1906 he took the Tammany nomination for Governor and then broke with Tammany. The Demicratic ticket was elected? all but himself. In 1907 he backed his campaign manager for sheriff ?as a Republican. In 1909 he ran again for Mayor of New York and lost...
...miles by the absence of a smooth stretch of beach in Etah harbor, the planes not being able to rise from the water with as heavy loads as they could lift from land. The round trip to Cape Hubbard and back is some 600 miles, leaving a margin of safety which Commander R. E. Byrd judged insufficient...
...fact. "The surplus for the fiscal year 1925, therefore, has already been used in reduction of the debt and is not available for tax reduction. Since tax reduction means a loss of revenue annually, it is only the annual surplus to be expected in future years which is the margin available for tax reduction and should be so used...
...Butler will have a real struggle to retain his seat because of the Lodge group and because of the strength of his Democratic opponent, David I. Walsh. Frederick H. Gillett beat Mr. Walsh last fall by only 25,000 votes although President Coolidge had a 400,000 vote margin in Massachusetts, and Governor Fuller 200,000 votes to spare...
...firmly, confidently, 11-year-old Frank Neuhauser of Louisville, Ky., spelled it right. Then he stood quivering with excitement, choking back a grin, while the auditorium-a Washington, D. C, one-crackled loudly with applause for the first national spelling champion, victor over two million foes by the harrowing margin of a single vowel. Frank eagerly accepted his prizes, a gold medal and $500 in gold which his father, a millhand, said Frank would save towards college. Elimination bees in different cities had thinned out the competitors to nine state champions, who laughed to hear the cinchy words they began...