Word: boulder
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...landslide. His revenge came in 1926 when he ousted from a Senate seat William Morgan Butler, chairman of the Republican National Committee, strongly-endorsed Coolidge friend. Last year he was again reelected, helping materially to carry Massachusetts for Nominee Smith. He voted for Tax Reduction (1928), Flood Control (1928), Boulder Dam (1928), the Cruiser Construction Bill (1929), Radio Control (1928) and Reapportionment (1929). He voted against Farm Relief (1927, 1928, 1929) and the Jones (increased Prohibition penalties) Law (1929). He votes Wet, drinks Wet. Legislative Hobbies: War veteran aid, protective labor measures, U. S. merchant marine, a high tariff...
...Sandy Lake, Manitoba, aged Paul Boychuk, miller, proudly inspected a giant grist-grinder which he had invented many years ago. It included a strange lumber framework, a steam engine, a mighty boulder whirling rapidly in air. As he watched, the revolving stone split into countless fragments. A 150-lb. piece struck Miller Boychuk, killed...
...regular in his votes as a Democrat can be. He voted for tax reduction and flood control in 1928, for the Jones law and the 15 cruiser bill in 1929. He voted in series for the three farm relief bills in recent sessions, for radio control, for the Boulder Dam, against reapportionment. He is now fighting the tariff bill...
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...Pawtucket, R. I., Dr. William Rothwell, 63, is known as a good physician, a generous host. For 30 years he has always reached for his wallet, always stood treat. Recently he ordered his tombstone. A great boulder, it now stands, ready, in a local cemetery. His inscription: "This...