Word: dogged
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...newspaperman went up the hill to Mr. Birger's roadhouse, a stark oblong building on the edge of some woods. A sign, needing paint, swung over the porch. It said "Shady Rest." The interviewer found Mr. Birger in the cellar, playing with a white dog. He had on a bullet-proof jacket. Six men sat around, spitting and smoking and laughing at the puppy. They all had rifles. Outside in the shed was an armored touring car that Charles Birger used when he drove abroad on his affairs. The roadhouse .was barricaded. Machine guns looked out between the shutters...
...student shall keep for his use or pleasure any horse or riding beast; nor shall any students keep a dog, or a gun, or fire-arms and ammunition of any kind...
...modesty outline the stops in a career that has carried me from obscurity to the glare of fame's spotlight, from which I have ceaselessly tried to shrink. But fame is fame, and I belong to my public after ail. When ever I cross the Yard with my dog, I can see that everyone knows who I am. I have me privacy any more but I rather like it. What would life be if we were all on the same plane? We must have our heroes. I've always said...
...came up to bat, pushed back his cap, was cheered for two and a half minutes. The first and most exciting inning of the game ended with one run for each team. Thereafter Pitchers Pennock and Sherdel twisted their slow left handers over the corners of the plate, hot-dog venders dragged themselves along the aisles. In the sixth inning Baseman Gehrig drove home Fielder Ruth for a winning run. Score: New York, 2; St. Louis...
...dog-rose throws her garlands for delight...