Word: comstocking
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First Freshman: Willard, stroke; Parker, 7; Brownell, 6; Rawles, 5; Roosevelt, 4; Comstock, 3; Dickey, 2; Lewisbow; Miller...
Crew R: Stroke, Guthrie Willard, 7, L D. Parker; 6, James Roosevelt; 5, G. P. Hamlin, Jr; 4, Rodgers Donaldson; 3, C. N. Comstock; 2, E. W. Page; bow, J. L. Batchelder, Jr.; coxswain, D. F. Baum...
...with a clean capture. Over a fairly long period Anthony boasted that he had driven 15 persons to their death, a good number by suicide, others by an act of God. A lady in Philadelphia, mildly mad, wrote a pamphlet called The Wedding Night. Brought to justice by Comstock, she chose to exercise what she called Socrates' prerogative. Dr. Karl Reiland, eminent clergyman, wrote to the Roundsman: "You have hunted an honest, not a bad woman to her death. I would not like to have to answer to God for what you have done...
...reformer said, "A bloody ending to a bloody life." While he was not alone in his campaigns, few associates went all the way with him. Most of his contemporaries in fact, detested him. "The spirit that lighted the fires of the Inquisition," wrote Ezra Heywood, eccentric socialist, victim of Comstock's fury. He was called "an incorporated conscience," "an ogre to innocent girls." George Bernard Shaw said: "Comstockery is the world's standing joke at the expense of the United States." He must, though, have had some friends, for he notes, "For Christmas I received a pair...
Crew B--Stroke, Brownell; 7, Taylor; 6, Mason; 5, Hamlin; 4, Roosevelt; 3, Comstock; 2, R. A. Page; bow, Batchelder...