Word: gone
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...anthracite strike which has endured since Sept. 1. What actually passed was indeed secret. Apparently the miners were not willing to give up their demand for higher wages and the checkoff, nor were the operators willing to yield either of these points. When his visitors had gone, Governor Pinchot said nothing. He turned his back on Harrisburg, the state capital, and went to his Milford home to think matters over for ten days...
Sneered certain backbiting gossips: "The King has gone out to hunt with Edward Guinness, who made his millions out of Guinness Stout. He has been an Earl for only six years...
...Since 1884 Harvard has been aimlessly trying one experiment after another, and magnificent material has gone to New London and been sacrificed for want of proper moulding. During this time Yale has continued to pursue a settled policy, and has continued to pursue a settled policy, and has kept the services of Mr. Cook. It is a noteworthy fact that while many fine oars were taught and have mastered the stroke set by Mr. Bancroft, not one of these men has been willing or could give the time to act in the capacity of coach for Harvard crews...
...playing under rules manufactured for the occasion out of the old Rugby game. No one could have foreseen that that game was to initiate the sport, which now sets the whole nation in a frenzy every autumn. Many there are who now believe that the glorification of football has gone too far. But this theoretical question aside for the moment, the fact is that the Harvard-Yale game, in addition to being a classic, has taken on much wider significance and has become a national institution...
Amid a thunderous uproar the players, who had been cheered individually earlier in the meeting, left the hall. After they had gone, Mike "the original rooter" appeared waving his flag and declaring that Harvard would win Saturday. "We'll beat Yale!" he shouted, and the crowd echoed him in reply