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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 10, 1928 | 9/10/1928 | See Source »

...snorting, supercharged horses clopped over the steeplechase course at Lancaster County (Pa.) fair last week. One horse eased past the other, the race was between the two. As he eased past his rival Jockey Moler brought his riding-crop down upon the shoulders of Rival-Jockey Fisher. Though no jockey may be penalized if in the frenzy of the home stretch he thwacks his mount, he shall be punished if caught in the act of thwacking a competing jockey. Moler passed the finish line ahead of his rival but was disqualified for striking him: the race went to Fisher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Thwack | 9/3/1928 | See Source »

Near Baltimore, lived a lazy, black rascal called Matt Fisher. Last week, when ennui made him yawn and moan, he decided to put an unused tie across the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad to derail the Philadelphia-Norfolk express train. Whistling for his dog, Matt Fisher strolled towards the railroad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Sep. 3, 1928 | 9/3/1928 | See Source »

...across the tracks near a curve and then went into the bushes to wait. A few minutes before the express arrived, a freight train came puffing up to the obstruction and its engineer got out of his cab and pushed the tie down into the bushes. Matt Fisher was about to put it back where he wanted it when some trainmen who had heard his dog barking, found him sitting in the shrubbery. They asked him what he was doing and Matt Fisher, sucking on a cigaret, told them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Sep. 3, 1928 | 9/3/1928 | See Source »

...Fred J. Fisher "and associates" gave $10,000. The G. M. C. Director Fishers are Fred J. Fisher, Lawrence P. Fisher, Charles T. Fisher, William A. Fisher. The other Fisher Brothers are Edward P. Fisher and Albert J. Fisher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Another Alfred | 8/6/1928 | See Source »

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