Word: defeating
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...University and Freshman fencing teams went down in defeat before Yale at New Haven Saturday in the final meet of the season before the Intercollegiate Tournament. The University team lost by the close score of 7-6 and the Freshman...
...probability the University and Yale teams will meet again in the Intercollegiate Tournament which will be held in New York early in April. The University fencers, whose defeat on Saturday was the only one this season, are expected to make a strong bid for the intercollegiate crown. The Crimson team has won the championship for the last two years...
...announce the tie was to announce the defeat of the nomination. Then Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, who had voted for confirmation, seeing the situation, changed his vote to "No" so that he could move for reconsideration. The result was announced: 41 against...
Subsequence. So went the drama for two acts, but the last act turned upon a different theme. Mr. Coolidge hearing of Mr. Warren's defeat, telegraphed to Mr. Warren in Detroit to come to Washington. Senators called at the White House and gravely advised Mr. Coolidge to forget Mr. Warren quickly. The President consulted with Mr. Warren when the latter arrived and then, to the Senate's surprise, nominated him a second time. The Senate was noticeably angry. Mr. Warren's nomination was reported again from Committee, but this time adversely by vote...
...Kentucky, produced a telegram from Mr. Mellon saying that he had received the memorandum just a day before it had been sent to Mr. Couzens. Mr. Ernst accused Mr. Couzens of animus against the Secretary. Mr. Couzens replied, accusing Mr. Ernst of being in league with the Treasury to defeat the ends of the investigation, even of having connived in the disappearance of important letters. Mr. Ernst said he didn't hear and asked Mr. Couzens to repeat. Mr. Couzens refused. Then Senator Glass, ex-Secretary of the Treasury, began a speech criticizing all three- Mr. Ernst, Mr. Couzens...