Word: biennials
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...high school or plunging out into the cold world of boarding school, Harvard defeated Princeton at football. Seven years without a victory is a long time, and so it is only natural that the Harvard man is anxious above all for success this year in the Palmer Stadium. The biennial invasion of New Jersey is about to start--to be carried out, so reports are both by land and by sea. And the Crimson will not lack supporters when it faces the Orange and Black, for undergraduates, at least, would rather win tomorrow than any other time this year...
...Manhattan, the biennial Ameriman -Jewish Congress finished three days' business and adjourned. Officers reelected: Nathan Straus, Honorary President; Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, President; Bernard G. Richards, Executive Secretary. Vice Presidents: Samuel Untermyer, Aaron J. Levy, Joseph Barondess...
...announced that ex-Premier Lloyd George will not be present at the 30th biennial meeting of the General Unitarian Conference at Yale University, New Haven, Sept. 11 to 16, owing to postponement of his visit to the U. S. until "later this month." He had previously accepted the invitation of U. S. Chief Justice Taft, President of the Conference, to speak at New Haven. Said Mr. George's letter: "I feel as if Unitarianism, in view of the discussion in our sister churches, has become more and more important in furnishing a basis for religious inspiration...
Peace on earth, good will to men seldom comes about except when an angel stalks behind the scenes. John L. Lewis, international President of the United Mine Workers, has not joined the angelic host. Nevertheless, at the biennial convention of District 1 of the United Mine Workers, held at Wilkes-Barre, Mr. Lewis pulled wires which brought an unexpected peace. President Lewis wanted no division of his supporters while he was carrying on negotiations for a new contract with the mine operators...
Finally, with two demands settled, and the others hanging in air, the conference adjourned for a week. The object of the adjournment was to permit the miners to attend the biennial convention of the District 1 union. At this convention the election of Capellini as President of that union is expected to be ratified. In that event, soon after the reassemblage of the conference at Atlantic City, Cappelini, most radical of all the miners' leaders, will automatically take a place on the subcommittee that bargains with the operators-and the conference will fight out the remaining issues...