Word: attempt
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Some said?Hooverism came amazingly close to upsetting a powerful local ma-chine ; it was a praiseworthy attempt in the face of almost certain defeat; it was a defeat, not at the hands of Favorite Son Watson alone, but of all other G. O. P. Candidates combined, "The Allies" as they are called, including sly-dog Dawes, Coolidge-anyway and Uninstruction...
...Silently acquiesced, when Home Secretary Sir William ("Jix") Joynson-Hicks stated that he had requested the abdicated onetime Crown Prince Carol of Rumania to leave England within five days, on account of the attempt which Carol allegedly made last fortnight (TIME, May 14) to charter two British air liners for a dash to Rumania, with intent to seize the Throne from his six-year-old son, King Mihai...
...support of his project, Mr. Hahn also said: "The vitality of the chain idea has been demonstrated in the success of great chains of stores in specialty lines. The attempt to weld department stores into efficient and economical chains probably will prove a much more difficult task than has been the case in specialty lines, but the opportunity is there and the problems which accompany it will be solved...
...Andover diamond forces will attempt to halt the six-game winning streak of the Freshman nine when the two teams clash this afternoon on the Andover field...
Robert Gilmore '31 will assume mound duties today in an attempt to keep the Dartmouth sluggers well under control; he will be seconded by either E. B. Samborski '31 or W. H. McHale...