Word: grounded
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Government lost its suit to enjoin the New York Coffee ant Sugar Exchange. Four Federal judges refused to grant the requested injunction against trading in sugar futures, on the ground that no conspiracy in violation of the Sherman Act or the Wilson Tariff Act was revealed. Attorney General Daugherty announced his intention of appealing the decision to the U. S. Supreme Court. Meanwhile U. S. District Attorney Hayward has issued subpoenas upon sugar brokers to produce their books before the Federal Grand Jury, with the implication that a Grand Jury investigation into the sugar market was projected, although aimed...
...foot wires which stretch from the top of the great tower (984 feet high, built by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel and completed in 1889) to serve in receiving and transmitting wireless messages. The cable broke at the top of the huge edifice and in crashing to the ground was buried deeply in the earth...
...main part of the exposition covers an area of 75 acres, while auxiliary events, such as the agricultural show, athletic meeting, horticultural show and the international aero show, will be held on fields adjacent to the main ground...
...David Starr Jordan, President Emeritus of Stanford, opposes the four-term system introduced by President Harper at Chicago and now in use in about 24 universities, on the ground that it makes for speed at the cost of thoroughness...
...Crimson evened the count in the last of the fourth, however. With two out, Field reached first on a ground ball which the third baseman failed to handle cleanly, stole second on the next ball pitched, and finally crossed the plate on Burton's hot liner to center field. Another rally was started in the next inning, again with two outs. After knocking out a clean single, McGlone stole second and third, and scored easily as result of Knowlton's single. The inning was brought to a close directly afterwards when the latter tried to repeat McGlone's stunt...