Word: defeating
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Detailed debate on the bill began at 11:00 one morning and continued without recess until 1:05 a. m. the following morning. The supporters of all three of the contested measures held to their stand, defeated amendments to strike out the contested provisions, overrode a determined filibuster. The opponents of the measure had only one success. They succeeded in adding a provision for a six-foot channel in the Missouri River from Kansas City to Sioux City, 400 miles. As the bill was taken up, it carried appropriations of $36,000,000. With the added project it may cost...
...Senator from Alabama concludes his service in the United States Senate by an attack on its efficiency. He has enjoyed the privilege of the present rules to defeat legislation. Now, when the hour of his retirement is at hand he says this body does not operate efficiently...
...University polo team suffered defeat at the hands of the Myopia team on the Myopia Polo Field, at Hamilton. The seventh chukker ended with the score 11 to 7 in favor of the home team...
...last chapter of an unusually successful season the seven members of the University Golf Team were awarded Minor Sport "H"s, according to an announcement made by the H.A.A. yesterday. Their only defeat of the season came at the hands of the Princeton linksmen, and their string of victories included a win over the Blue golfers at Providence on June...
Danzell's most notable achievement to date has been the defeat that he handed the Dartmouth team two weeks ago. In downing the Green, who had beaten Holy Cross, the tall right-hander allowed only seven scattered hits, and was not scored upon until the eighth inning when the Hanover forces pushed over the run that saved them from being white-washed. Brown winning, 3 to 1. Brown's chances of victory depend pretty much upon tight mound work, for the Bears are not threatening at the plate. Against Cutts and Booth they were able to garner only three singles...