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Dates: during 1920-1929
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There have been drastic changes in the Intercollegiate wrestling rules, since last season, which will materially affect styles of wrestling. The changes will be explained in detail at today's meeting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GRAPPLERS HOLD FIRST OFFICIAL ASSEMBLAGE | 11/26/1928 | See Source »

...crawl." There is no other term for it. You defended yourself by pretending you expected the publication of such trash would lead others "to join with TIME in holding them up to odium and detestation." Pray where is the odium you provided? Then you say that when such verses affect a campaign, you print specimens. So no matter how cheap, insulting, offensive the campaign material may be, you will print samples and then reprint them under people's protests! Bah, TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 19, 1928 | 11/19/1928 | See Source »

Thus was shattered the belief that President Coolidge would not lift finger or utter syllable directly to affect the election's result...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Able, Safe | 11/12/1928 | See Source »

...Presidency of the United States were being contested by a Buddhist and a Mohammedan, TIME would observe due reverence in mentioning the "Beard of the Prophet." But if hundreds of Buddhist verses ridiculing the "Beard" should appear, in such scurrilous myriads as to violently affect the campaign, then TIME would print a very few significant specimens of such doggerel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taft Letter | 11/5/1928 | See Source »

...Idaho. Jones of New Mexico. None of these States figures importantly in the presidential election. In eight other States, the Senatorial results are not in doubt - Pennsylvania, Maine, Vermont, California (Republicans) ; Florida, Texas, Mississippi. Virginia (Democrats). In 12 of 26 other States, the Senatorial campaigns are un likely to affect presidential results - Ari zona. Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho. Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico (2), Ohio (2). Utah, Washington, West Virginia. Wyoming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Socialism! | 11/5/1928 | See Source »

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