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...course of the struggle, the preamble, containing much objurgation, was stricken from the resolution and the word "alleged" was inserted before the charges to be investigated. A compromise was reached whereby the investigating committee was to be elected by the Senate...
...Passed a bill appropriating $1,000,000 for the relief of farmers in the drought-stricken areas of New Mexico...
...hearts are so stricken by boundless grief, just because we all had the good fortune to be contemporaries of Lenin. . . . Our party is the collective leader of the workers. In each of us lives a little bit of Lenin...
...Words fail us to express our feelings of deep thanks for the sympathy you showed us on the occasion of the recent seismic disaster. Not only are the citizens of Tokyo and other cities and towns who were stricken by the calamity unfeignedly grateful for your humane help and compassion, but the whole Japanese people shares the feeling. We have been impressed more than ever by the fact that all men are brothers throughout the world and cannot refrain from offering you our sincere thanks...
...most recent venture, Southern States Oil, after having experienced a wild rise in price, was finally stricken from the Curb market. It was subsequently discovered that much of the rise had apparently been due to Mr. Haskell's buying, and that the Oklahoman had purchased more shares than he could pay for. What the outcome of the episode will be cannot be definitely stated now, except that it will bring about ex-Governor Haskell's financial downfall...