American Boys' Life of Theodore RooseveltLothrop, Lee and Shepard Company, 1906 - 336 pages |
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Page 31
... wanted the measure to become a law decided to pass it over the governor's head . When this attempt was made , Theo- dore Roosevelt got up boldly and said he could not again vote for the bill — that he was satisfied that Governor ...
... wanted the measure to become a law decided to pass it over the governor's head . When this attempt was made , Theo- dore Roosevelt got up boldly and said he could not again vote for the bill — that he was satisfied that Governor ...
Page 42
... wanted to know the how of everything , and he wasn't satisfied until he did know . " Regarding his own powers as a hunter at that time , Mr. Roosevelt is very modest . He says his eyesight was rather poor , and his hand not over steady ...
... wanted to know the how of everything , and he wasn't satisfied until he did know . " Regarding his own powers as a hunter at that time , Mr. Roosevelt is very modest . He says his eyesight was rather poor , and his hand not over steady ...
Page 82
... wanted everything they could lay hands on , fought civil service bitterly , and even those who might have been expected to help often held back , fearing they would lose their own popularity . Yet on the other hand , some members of ...
... wanted everything they could lay hands on , fought civil service bitterly , and even those who might have been expected to help often held back , fearing they would lose their own popularity . Yet on the other hand , some members of ...
Page 92
... wanted the old spoils system retained , were often after him like a swarm of angry hornets , but he never got out of their way , and when they tried to sting , he slapped them in a way that soon made them leave him alone . And more than ...
... wanted the old spoils system retained , were often after him like a swarm of angry hornets , but he never got out of their way , and when they tried to sting , he slapped them in a way that soon made them leave him alone . And more than ...
Page 99
... wanted to bother , or the owners paid blackmail money to keep them standing for the rent they could get out of them . " Those tenements must come down , " said Theodore Roosevelt . " If you order them down , the owners will fight you to ...
... wanted to bother , or the owners paid blackmail money to keep them standing for the rent they could get out of them . " Those tenements must come down , " said Theodore Roosevelt . " If you order them down , the owners will fight you to ...
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