Word: limiteds
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Nell had no difficulty in reaching the finish before Chute of Tech in the Freshman race. The Crimson Freshman finished five seconds ahead of Chute without extending himself to the limit...
...chairman of the Board of Overseers made many demands on his time, but he has always been ready to give his attention in full measure to the needs of the Union. Under his leadership it has grown so large that the governing board has been forced reluctantly to limit the number of its members...
...purposes of a newspaper headline are: 1) to summarize, 2) to attract attention. Reputable papers stress summarizing. Sensational sheets seek attention. Both kinds, however, limit their headlines to facts within their stories...
...Paul, the "Little World's Series" went the limit. Five victories were necessary to win. When the Baltimore "Orioles" and St. Paul "Saints" went westward after opening the series in Baltimore, the Orioles led 2 to 1. This lead was 3 to 1 after a fifth game.* St. Paul took the sixth with a fifth-inning rally, lost the seventh to Thomas' airtight pitching, then resolutely tied the series with two close games. The "twin cities" were, like Washington, ball crazy. Like the Senators, the Saints took the last...
Miss Mary Rodney of Bryn Mawr College spoke in favor of the Progressive movement. "Really, one might think that the very fundamentals of the government were at stake", she said, referring to La Follette's desire to limit the powers of the Supreme Court, "but what the Progressive Party is really seeking is the abolition of tyranny by one branch of the government." She described La Follette's foreign policy as "refusing to let the flag follow the investor...