Word: extended
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Every survivor of the Civil War draws $50 per month and those in need of regular aid and at tendance, which already included 41,000 of them, draw $72 per month. As others come to need this the Taw already gives it to them. The act also proposes to extend the limits of the war period from April 13, 1865, to Aug. 20, 1866, so that those who enlisted during this year and four months of peace now become eligible for the same treatment as those who fought throughout...
Adopted a resolution to extend prohibition to the Philippines, where the Volstead law does not apply, although the 18th Amendment does...
Toulmin, in the box for the home team, was less spectacular but fully as effective as his rival. He took advantage of his early lead and did not extend himself except when necessary. The Pine Tree staters made only four hits, one more than the Crimson, and nine of the visitors were retired on strikes. All three Bowdoin runs were earned, however, by heavy hitting. A home run to the lacrosse field by left fielder Williams in the fourth chalked up one score. Two more came across in the fifth on a sharp single to right by right fielder Daggett...
...number of reports received by the Business School this year with the reports received in the same months last year, shows a substantial increase. This cannot be traced directly to any change in business, but is due to the increasing response to the School's efforts to extend its service to the business of the country...
After nominations for vice-president are made, the same procedure will be repeated, the delegates balloting until a two-thirds majority is obtained. If too much opposition to the platform appears, or if a deadlock in the voting should develop, it may be necessary to extend the convention over two or three days. This will only be done, however, if it is thought that interest warrants...