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...first-year men will meet stiff opposition from the schoolboys in today's meet. Andover possesses the fastest sprinter in preparatory school ranks in the person of Charles Borah and two experienced hurdlers, Weston Faxton and D. A. Foxhall, who may prove the undoing of the Freshman runners...
...lasted six hours. Senator Walsh of Montana attacked the nomination because of Mr. Stone's contemplated action against Senator Wheeler. Senator Heflin attacked Mr. Stone because of the Ownbey case. Senator Norris objected to Mr. Stone as "Morgan & Co.'s attorney." Senator Reed of Missouri and Senator Borah declared that they did not approve of the practice of seeking an indictment against a man far from his home, but announced that they would vote for confirmation. Mr. Borah added: "I want to call the attention of my friend the Senator from Nebraska [Mr. Norris] to the fact that...
...Americans on the paper situation. Canada, on the plea of forest conservation, is considering an embargo on pulpwood exports. This threatens the U. S. paper industry, the occurrence of high prices and severe hardships on U. S. publishers of almost all types. The National Publishers Association has prodded Senator Borah, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Mr. Borah remains in a quandary as to the proper steps to take...
...hostilities ceased; yet no steps have been taken to restore these factories and lands to their original owners. Peace has been established, but the American public and its political agents, usually so scrupulous of property rights, have entirely neglected to remedy this abuse of a war-time privilege. Senator Borah moved yesterday that restoration be made; President Coolidge has concurred. Yet it is certain that at least in this session no effort will be made to provide a cure for this injustice...
This they did last week. Seventy voted for it; only eight-four Republicans (Borah, Brookhart, Norbeck, Norris) and four Democrats (Glass, Harrison, Swanson, Underwood) voted against...