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Gustav Aaron Youngquist was born in Sweden* in 1885. Aged 2 he was brought to the U. S. by his parents. He studied in St. Paul, worked as a farmhand. By stenography he kept himself in St. Paul Law School until he was graduated in 1909. His first six months practice at Thief River Falls netted him only $110. He moved on and in 1914 grew a mustache to enter politics in Polk County. Married, four times a father, he served a fortnight as a captain in the Army Air Service during the War. He was appointed Minnesota...
Starting at a fast clip, the Yale team held the lead during the first mile. Then a Crimson group passed their opponents, but Captain W. F. Smith of the Elis kept a long lead over the field. Following him at about 50 yards Hallowell watched Smith until the last two miles, during which he edged up steadily, and passed the Yale leader with the finish in sight, winning finally by ten yards...
...major portion of the books in the present Treasure Room as well as a considerable number for which there was no room on the crowded shelves will be kept in the cases of life new room...
...tables will be only for the use of those readers who are looking over the displays, or consulting them for small references. About half of the cases will be taken out, and much more space is to be used for exhibitions. In the old room there will still be kept shelves for books which certain undergraduate courses require. The cases about the wall of the upper Treasure Room will continue to hold many of the library's choicest possessions...
Died. Vasil Radoslavoff, 75, War Prime Minister of Bulgaria; at Berlin. For nearly a year he kept Bulgaria neatly juxtaposed between alliance with the Central Powers and the Allies. In 1915 when his country declared war on Serbia, he was elated that "Bulgaria was coming in on the winning side." For his part in involving Bulgaria in the War, he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Supreme Court at Sofia. He escaped to Germany and last July, never having returned to serve the sentence, was granted amnesty (TIME, July...