Word: countering
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...truly be termed "international". But, though a most popular figure himself, he has had the misfortune of having Charles W. Bryan as a running mate and the Democratic party as a supporter--two facts which he, as well as his friends,--knows to be unfortunate and counter-balance his personal popularity...
...liberals immediately started a counter petition, defending the use of room No. 8 as their headquarters, but were able to get but four residents of the house to sign it. However, they intend to present their list to the regent tomorrow and protest their proposed eviction vigorously...
...Laurence Laughlin's article on "Roosevelt at Harvard" in the current Review of Reviews is of peculiar interest in view of the bubbling of the political pot at the University. The nimble-tongued speakers and scornful undergraduate writers who have issued challenge and counter-challege, formed club and counter-club in an effort to popularize Coolidge. Davis or La Follette might well look to Roosevelt as a model of conduct for the politically minded gentlemen at Harvard. In fact, however, he would give them slight inspiration...
...guns openly strapped at his waist. Troops were called in to halt violence. Young was arrested a month later; when the troops had been withdrawn, a brush occurred in which one man was killed and several were wounded. Again troops, again court proceedings; then city elections, charges and counter charges, arrests and trials...
...made peppermint-drops for her son to hawk in the streets. Sometimes the girls in Miss Martincastle's school patronized him, Flora Lee once among them. Having seen, Admah never forgot her. Her arrogant and perfumed phantom lived in his memory while he put the peppermints behind a counter, bought a candy store, a chain of them, became Candy Holtz, leading citizen. The Peakes went down the front stairs while he climbed up the back. The old mansion was put up at auction; he bought the bed and coverlet and sent them to Flora Lee, with his compliments...