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Word: give (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...scholarships, established in 1925 by the Commonwealth Fund of New York, of which Edward S. Harkness is president, are similar to the Rhodes Scholarships and were inaugurated in order to give British students an opportunity to study in America and to foster good will between the United States and Great Britain...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMONWEALTH AWARDS TO BRING FOUR BRITONS HERE | 5/15/1929 | See Source »

...Lindenthal's troubles are not entirely over. Most disconcerting was the attitude of the B. & O. Said its President Daniel Willard: "Inasmuch as the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad does not with its own rails extend north of Philadelphia at this time, that company is naturally not in a position to give its direct support to the project...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: 40 Years | 5/13/1929 | See Source »

Arlington High gathered, 17 points to give it a three point lead over Malden and David Prouty High of Spencer who were tied for second in the class C group. Some of the best performances of the day were exhibited in this class, several of the participants equalling or bettering the results of the class A athletes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PHILLIPS ANDOVER WINS 44TH INTERSCHOLASTICS | 5/13/1929 | See Source »

...program at the University Theatre this week offers two bits of better than usual quality. The leading picture is the story of Horatio Nelson and Ema Hart. This is admirably presented with Victor Varconi and Corinne Griffith in the leading roles and ably assisted by H.B. Warner. These three give well-shaded characterizations in what is a rather elaborate picture. If there is any main fault to be found with this offering it is the overabundance of material. The scenes follow in such profusion that at times the thread of the story is completely lost but in spite...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 5/13/1929 | See Source »

...once newspapers learn that an institution is trying to suppress a story, the chances are nine out of ten that they will give that particular story a much bigger ply than they would have had it been given to the papers when it first broke." The New Student

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "You Can't Print That" | 5/13/1929 | See Source »

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