Word: breakdown
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Since Woodrow Wilson paid the penalty for overwork with an almost fatal breakdown, it might have been expected that official Washington would take care of its health. Instead (not to mention the President and Mrs. Harding) Attorney-General Daugherty has narrowly escaped from a complete collapse and is in the South recuperating; Secretary...
...breakdown in the sixth inning was responsible for the yearling's 11-1 defeat at the hands of the Dartmouth Freshmen on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. For five innings the game settled down to a pitcher's battle and only twice did any of the runners get as far as second. Three successive hits by the Green batters in the sixth, followed by a home run by Fox started the scoring. In the last half of the inning the yearlings tried to make up for the lead when Burgess got a homes but it only went...
...waste no time teaching fundamentals. Captain Beckwith is the steadiest player, and he and Fargo excel in the short, quick passing game. Wightman is a power in the offensive. Beckwith may not be in the line-up this evening since he has lately been suffering from a nervous breakdown...
Fear Nervous Breakdown...
...dealt with it in that light. It was their efforts, their foresight and their perseverance, combined with the American resources placed at their disposal, which in spite of European opposition, not only averted an immense amount of suffering, but even preserved the governmental systems of Europe from a widespread breakdown...