Word: illness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Sunday the House members went to their chamber for Mr. Madden's state funeral, a rare honor that was accorded him. Mrs. Madden took the body for burial to Hinsdale, Ill. So ended the career of an immigrant boy from England who, working in a stone quarry, lost his foot and instead of suing the company rose in it, became president, grew rich, entered politics, stayed honest, gained fame...
Defense. It would suffice, the defense knew, if it could introduce "a shadow of a doubt" in the jurors' minds. Chasing this shadow, Sinclair's lawyers had visited Fall in El Paso, Tex., and brought back an elaborate deposition of his side of the case. Fall was ill and temporarily excused as a defendant. He had never testified before on this case, and his testimony as a defense witness was expected to contain strong points...
Pole dash, World War flier, second in command of the ill-fated Shackleton expedition to the South Pole-induced the American Geographical Society and the Detroit Aviation Society to back an east-to-west flight over the North Pole. This was before either Byrd or Amundsen reached the Pole from Spitzbergen...
Died. George W. Niedringhaus, 63, pioneer steelman, president of the National Enameling & Stamping Co. of Granite City, Ill., the town built around his steel industries; suddenly, of heart disease, in Granite City...
...Jeffers 2G.B. as coach of the University lacrosse team, to take the place of Talbot Hunter, was announced last night by W. J. Bingham '16, director of athletics. Hunter, in the midst of his second season of coaching here, has been forced to resign on account of ill health, and his successor will assume control over the stickmen this week...