Word: finished
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...James could not get along; at 17 Ben ran away, sailed to Manhattan, walked to Philadelphia. There he worked in the printing shop of one Keimer. He made many friends, among them Governor William Keith of Pennsylvania. At Keith's advice he went to London to finish his typographical education. In London "already there were three daily newspapers, the leading ones of the world, ten tri-weeklies, and five weeklies...
...game was speedy from start to finish and Harvard, besides displaying a concentrated offensive power, also showed a formidable defense. The tall B. U. forwards were able to garner but seven goals from field, the remainder of their points being made via the foul line. In their efforts to keep down the score Harvard guards were a bit overzealous as is shown by the number of personal fouls chalked up against them. The game, however, was not marred by unnecessary roughness...
...complete halt last week. Feeling fatigued and futile, the warriors voted a truce (adjournment) before beginning the long winter campaign (regular session?see p. 12). Only half of the salients mapped during the summer by the House had been fought over by the Senate. And whenever the Senate does finish fighting, the whole war must be refought in House-Senate conferences. Legislative forecasters declared no tariff bill would reach the President until next March?14 months after it was started by the House Ways & Means Committee...
...decides to do this one better and stay home Saturday night too. This is rather a bore because one of his less economical friends plans to celebrate the completion of the week's work by dining in town, but he is going to see this thing through to the finish...
...swimmery" primarily for Harvard undergraduates. No less than two months later one "Anonymous Aquaticus" put the sum of $250,000 in trust for Harvard for an undergraduate swimming pool. The conditions were that work on this plant should start within one year of February 18, 1928, and be finished within two years of that date. The plot was thickening; Mr. Bingham could not well afford to loose such generous gifts to the University and immediately asked the original "anonymous alumnus" for permission to finish $700,000 worth of the proposed plant. The request was granted. It soon became obvious, however...