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Word: fours (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President Coolidge used to rise and bid his callers good-night before the clock had ceased chiming 10 p. m. Last week President Hoover, host to four New York Republican leaders, kept them smoking and talking in the study until 11.10 p. m., when they went away in sweet harmony...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Rejoicing and Gladness | 4/1/1929 | See Source »

...four 150-pound crews taking part in today's race will be stroked by J. M. Byrne '31, John Fox '31, T. N. Perkins Jr. '31, and Donough Prince '31, and will be seated approximately as they have been rowing for the last three weeks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 150-POUND CREWS WILL BE NAMED AFTER RACE | 3/30/1929 | See Source »

...necessary to use underground cables. The ordinary high-voltage underground cable is insulated with paper tapes which are thoroughly dried, and then impregnated with insulating oils. This paper insulation is then surrounded with a lead sheath. Such cables behave most erratically. They may be tested in the factory at four or five times their working voltages, and yet in three or four months' service they may explode in several places...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Engineering School Engaged in Experiments on Cable Insulation | 3/30/1929 | See Source »

Bouts will be staged in seven classes: 115, 125, 135, 145, 160, 175-pound, and unlimited. The 135-pound matches have attracted the most competitors, with seven boxers entered; in each of the 125-pound, 160-pound, and unlimited classes four men are listed to appear...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRELIMINARIES OF BOXING TOURNEY SET FOR MONDAY | 3/30/1929 | See Source »

...Harvard-Yale-Cambridge-Oxford meet, which takes place in the Stadium on July 13, there will be no southern trip this year. The first regular outdoor competition on the Crimson schedule is the Penn Relays on April 26 and 27, in which Harvard will enter teams for the mile, four-mile, and possibly the 440-yard relay contests. A few sprinters, weightmen, and hurdlers may also go down to this meet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TRACKMEN START DRIVE ON MONDAY | 3/30/1929 | See Source »

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