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Word: chose (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...statement concluded: "We. . . chose the Erskine name is Erskine primarily because responsible. . Albert . ." Russel

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Manhattan Show | 1/24/1927 | See Source »

...World, ever militant, chose this circulogical moment to conduct one of its characteristic crusades. It hurled its lead at the publishers and venders of "a flood of fake nude 'art' magazines," which was, to judge by World headlines, contaminating the entire city. Municipal officials were hogtied, it appeared, by equivocal court decisions on the public display of sexy literature. Producer Earl Carroll had been acquitted of his naked posters. Harper's had not been fined for publishing confessions of a whore. Since the Carroll acquittal undressed ladies had posed and posed for commercial photog- raphers?just a small group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Panders | 1/17/1927 | See Source »

...about 17 per cent of the class, chose the Squash Courts as their field of activity, while 130 swim regularly at the Big Tree Pool. Winter Crew has attracted 14 per cent of the first year men, and 10 per cent have elected Basketball...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SQUASH COURT AND SWIMMING POOL MOST ATTRACTIVE TO '30 | 1/14/1927 | See Source »

When President Harding was casting about for a Secretary of Labor in 1921, there was much talk as to whether he should pick a businessman or a laborite. He compromised and chose Mr. Davis, a man who still carried his union card but who thought well of the open shop. The result was that Secretary Hoover, businessman, ran most of the labor affairs of the Cabinet. When the conference on unemployment was held in 1921, Mr. Hoover dominated it, causing Clinton W. ("Mirrors") Gilbert to remark that "the finest example of the unemployed at it was the Secretary of Labor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Iron Puddler, Moose | 1/10/1927 | See Source »

...Detroit he would only have been betting on his own team, not necessarily a disgraceful act. Wood was not playing in the game. He could, therefore, do nothing to influence its outcome, and he was free to bet on any side he chose. This leaves Speaker as the kingpin, he was in the conspiracy, there was none. Now Speaker is not mentioned in the letters. There is no evidence against him-merely the word of Leonard. In the game, Speaker had six fielding chances and missed none of them. He was at bat five times and made hits, of which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scandal | 1/3/1927 | See Source »

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