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Page 104
“ The little group around him passed out of the room . It was thus that I looked upon him last . He had died as he had lived , in fear of his God and in his faith in His mercy and goodness . As I left the stricken household and walked ...
“ The little group around him passed out of the room . It was thus that I looked upon him last . He had died as he had lived , in fear of his God and in his faith in His mercy and goodness . As I left the stricken household and walked ...
Page 266
At last the bill was passed . “ I received the engrossed bill for the erection of the new building , and signed it as President of the Senate . Less than fifteen minutes later , Chief Justice Taft telephoned , asking whether I had ...
At last the bill was passed . “ I received the engrossed bill for the erection of the new building , and signed it as President of the Senate . Less than fifteen minutes later , Chief Justice Taft telephoned , asking whether I had ...
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“ Later : February 28 , 1929 : One hundred and eighty - four bills and four resolutions were passed by the Senate . The session began at 11 A.M. and ended at 7:30 P.M. “ Almost all were passed after 4 P.M. , when the calendar was taken ...
“ Later : February 28 , 1929 : One hundred and eighty - four bills and four resolutions were passed by the Senate . The session began at 11 A.M. and ended at 7:30 P.M. “ Almost all were passed after 4 P.M. , when the calendar was taken ...
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| Title | Portrait of an American: Charles G. Dawes Portrait of an American: Charles G. Dawes, Bascom Nolly Timmons |
| Author | Bascom Nolly Timmons |
| Publisher | Holt, 1953 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 344 pages |
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