Word: forest
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...When the war broke out?the Civil War?Walter Newman Haldeman was publishing the Louisville Journal and had a son, William Birch, but 14 years of age. The Journal was suppressed because of its Southern sympathies and some two years later the son ran away from Forest's Academy to enlist in the 9th Kentucky Infantry, the famous Orphan Brigade (Confederate). He fought at Chickamauga and was wounded. Then he shipped as a midshipman in the Confederate Navy. But gunboat service was not exciting enough for him. He went back to his old company and finished the war with...
...Dinsmore, Slage, and Ewing reported and practiced punting and drop kicking. McMillan and Bartell, centers were also in uniform. Dinsmore has entirely recovered from the injury sustained in the Notre Dame game and barring possible accidents during the week will be in first class condition to face Harvard Saturday. Forest is also recovering from his injury in one of the earlier games and is now reporting daily for practice. Roper will begin intensive practice tomorrow, continuing throughout the week for the Harvard game...
...Senator Capper brought them together. Upon his appointment, Mr. Wallace succeeded his friend of long standing, Edwin Thomas Meredith of Des Moines. In office, Mr. Wallace conducted the Department's affairs with quiet industry and without notable occurrences other than his staunch opposition to the proposed transfer of Alaskan forest reserves to the control of Secretary Fall's Department of the Interior. This fight was long and bitter. In his speech of July, 1923, President Harding let it be known that he sided with Mr. Wallace and against Secretary Fall. The Alaskan forest reserves still appertain to the Department...
This letter was signed by the Rev. George Alexander, and by outstanding laymen such as Arthur Curtiss James, Robert W. De Forest, F. N. Hoffstot, W. M. Kingsley, James B. Munn, George A. Plimpton. A long resolution of eulogy accompanied the letter...
...erected in 1892. Now it will launch a drive?the first public appeal it has ever made?to complete the building fund. Members of the committee in charge of this fund are: Thatcher M. Brown, Cornelius Agnew, the Rev. Dr. George Alexander, Robert W. Carle, Henry W. de Forest, Samuel H. Fisher, W. E. S. Griswold, Johnston de Forest, Dean Sage, William Sloane Coffin...