Word: duckings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...laid down the cares of domestic life and strode up the steps of the Capitol. In the Senate chamber the gavel of Vice President Dawes smote his desk; in the House the gavel of Speaker Nicholas Longworth did likewise. The 69th Congress had begun its last and its "lame duck" session...
...last week the President received more than 100 visitors. Among them: the Duchess of Hamilton, antivivisectionist, and other British ladies; Secretary of Agriculture Jardine and many an agricultural college president; General Charles H. Sherrill and his Olympic Games Committee; lame duck Senator Harreld of Oklahoma who was defeated in the elections; Major General Lejeune, Commandant of the Marines, who invited the President to a football game...
Obviously, few of these problems can be solved in the short winter session of the 69th Congress, called by many a lame duck session. The 70th Congress, with a fresh mandate from the people, is theoretically better qualified to act. But the 70th Congress will not convene until December, 1927, unless President Coolidge calls a special session. He will not do so unless coerced...
Notre Dame against the Army, fancy football against buck-and-duck, nine first downs to seven, 207 yards gained to 127, Chris Flanagan against All-American Harry Wilson, Knute Rockne against the pride and bulwark of the nation, Notre Dame, 7; Army...
Autumn rain in Nebraska made duck-soup of moleskins. Kansas men were slippery as noodles. Stephens of Nebraska shied a field-goal into the pot. It was all. It was enough...