Word: fell
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...There was mutual devotion. When Harry M. Daugherty went to Washington, Smith went, also. For a time, although Smith had no official position, he had an office in the Department of Justice. He lived with the Attorney General. He was a sort of unofficial right-hand man. Then Smith fell ill, with diabetes. He was operated on in Ohio; the Attorney General went all the way from Washington to be at his bedside. He recovered in part. It was said that his wound did not heal and might never have done so. His expectancy of life was short...
...Manhattan, "replete with New England dinners"-the wonderful Boz ball, in his honor, acclaimed "the greatest affair in modern times." His triumphant entrance and forced march (unhappy man!) around the hall, preceded by the Mayor and Mayoress and the "perspiring City Fathers" and followed by the entire assemblage which fell in behind, "whooping and cheering like a Sunday School class at a picnic"-and then, the ungrateful wretch returning to England and writing his dreadful American Notes...
...assailed the Swift interests as competitors and opponents of his financial plans. He stated that a majority of the common stockholders, who were most affected by his scheme of financing, were in favor of it. He could not, however, secure the needed two-thirds vote, and his plan consequently fell through. Partly to conserve working capital and partly perhaps as a tit-for-tat with the rebellious preferred stockholders, the 'dividend on the latter issue was passed...
President Thayer went even further in a recent interview, by stating that the company contemplated retiring from the broadcasting business entirely. "Radio," said he, "is a thing that fell on us. We are in the business of communication, and naturally we have taken a great interest in it and sought to be in a position to take advantage of our opportunities. But we have never had the slightest intention to control broadcasting...
...member of the class of 1925 barely escaped death yesterday afternoon when a large piece of the capital of the pillar on the southwest corner of the Widener Library fell with a crash on the board walk below. The falling piece was approximately a foot and a half square at the start, but was broken by a projecting ledge on its descent and turned outward from its course...