Word: fours
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Springs, S. Dak., one Lloyd Linton, 33, father of four, was suddenly moved to a paroxysm of religious fervor while standing in his brother's sawmill. "If thy right hand offend thee, cut it off," cried Linton's thoughts. Later Linton explained: "So I cut it off and prayed to God not to let it bleed much. It didn't." Handless Linton did not state how his hand had offended...
...stars shone peacefully down, aloof, unperturbed, unperturbable. Beneath, a swarm of writhing, punching, scratching, squealing, black-skinned creatures did battle with four white spectres of the law. Confusion reigned, skulls were rapped and knuckles barked; black men screeched and white men cursed. . . . The stars were those that stud the ceiling of Manhattan's Grand Central Station. The battle was between Negro porters and detectives who had raided a "policy" (lottery) game...
...citizen, and his wife and two daughters were on holiday. Drugged wine was served the girls in a bar; they were kidnaped, haled to a vice den and repeatedly assaulted. Thomas Peteet, miserably ashamed, turned on the gas in a San Diego hotel and killed his whole family. Four Mexicans were tried for the crime, and acquitted...
Robert Tyre Jones Jr., Atlanta, Ga., lawyer and family man, announced on his 27th birthday (March 17) that he would compete this year only in the U.S. amateur and open golf championships. In four out of the last five national amateur (match play) championships, Lawyer Jones has been victor. In five of the last six open (medal play) tournaments he has finished either first or second...
...policy seems to be aimed, however, not only in the direction of production but also to secure a wider market for its shares. The first step in this direction was a decision taken four weeks ago to divide its stock from $100 shares into $25 shares, increasing the number proportionately from 500,000 to 2,000,000. The old stock is quoted in the neighborhood of $340; the new at about $85. In the recent purchase of 200,000 of the new shares from British holders and their offer to the public in the U.S., the company was careful...