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...Second, we had it published that the homes of three of the brightest men studying sociology at Minnesota but not belonging to the experimental group, had been lost in the Mississippi flood, which was at that time raising such havoc, and that it would be necessary for these students to leave college unless, among their fellow classmates, sufficient funds could be raised to put them on their feet again. In the third place, we sent forth notice that an appeal had been received from Russia for contributions for food for starving students in their universities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Solution to Social Problems Predicted by Sorokin; Famous Sociologist Comments on Novel Experiments | 3/26/1929 | See Source »

Bigger chunks and huge blocks of cement covered the ruins of an eight story building on the corner which had just collapsed?causing all the havoc, burying alive six score workmen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Scalawag's Cement | 10/22/1928 | See Source »

...steady west wind has raised mild havoc with Coach Brown's plans so far. The races that were scheduled to take place on the Basin last Saturday and Tuesday had to be confined to brushes on the short straight stretches upstream. One feature of the early season work has been the appearance of a number of Sophomores as strong candidates. In addition to Brownell and Gray, L. W. Dickey '30, Marshall Rawle '30, James Roosevelt '30, and A. A. Campbell '30 have shown possibilities. With four members of last year's eight in harness, with another quartet of former second...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CREW SQUAD GETS FIRST BIG SHIFT | 3/29/1928 | See Source »

...cigarette left on a sofa in the Fly Club. Holyoke Place, sprang into flame at 12.30 o'clock this morning and summoned three engine companies to the scene. A few minutes' work by the firemen extinguished the blaze with small damage. Smoke and water wrought some havoc with the interior...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Blaze Visits Fly Club | 3/28/1928 | See Source »

...these many years there has been a feeling of rivalry between the Harvard Lampoon and the CRIMSON. The origin of friendly ill feeling lies in the shadows of the past but the legend mentions a bright red fire engine which wrecked havoc with the CRIMSON at one time. There have been other manifestations extending to the realm of sports which have led the CRIMSON even to unfortunate falsifications within its columns of baseball scores to the ridiculous figures of twenty-three to two. The CRIMSON's position in these affairs it must be admitted has been unfortunate. Within its limited...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Around World Number Triumph--Zenith Reached in Lampoon Humor | 3/6/1928 | See Source »

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