Word: madison
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Another version of the nickname's origin : 37 men presented themselves at Madison Square Garden one night that Annie Oakley was performing, demanded free admission because they were all her brothers...
...predicted for him an easy path to a Manhattan bishopric. But the gypsy could not have guessed how passionately Presbyterian he is -this modern liberal; and the radical honesty of the man would sooner lead him to be anything but Society's parson. He became (1905) pastor of Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, Manhattan. Since then it has overshadowed many a more imposing home of prayer. It had, and still has, wealthy parishioners of influence. Dr. Coffin invited in residents of neighboring gum-chewing Third Avenue, not to exclude, but go hand in hand, with Madison Avenue. Certain parishioners left...
...work for the afternoon and go sightseeing in Virginia." Together with Mrs. Coolidge they ' quietly left the White House, motored south along the road which Henry Clay and John Randolph had traveled one early morning to fight a duel.* The Presidential party halted at the farmhouse which President Madison had occupied in 1814 when the British captured Washington and burned the White House. At Fairfax courthouse they looked upon the wills of George and Martha Washington, read some reports of an early Virginia Grand Jury. The clerk of the court told them that George Washington had once been fined...
...Prier, J. A. End '29 22 170 6. Putnam, G. T. Quarterback '29 18 165 5.11 Robinson, J. N. End(27 22 178 5.11 Robinson, K. D. Center '29 20 180 6.2 Robinson S. S. End '27 22 167 5.8 Saltonstall, W. G. End '28 20 185 6.3 Savles Madison Back '27 21 170 5.11 Shapiro, G. J. Guard '28 20 200 6. Simonds, Daniel Guard '28 20 180 6.1 Stafford, A. H. Quarterback '27 23 140 5.8 Stewart, George Guard '28 21 190 5.10 Strong, B. H. End '27 23 178 6.1 Tripp, B. C. Guard...
...headed cabinet members started to take up a collection, but with a coolness that has become proverbial in our family, Gamaliel Forecast stepped into the breach. "Why not wait, Mr. President, until the War of 1812 and get even with them for the whole business. Jim Madison will be president then and you won't have to worry about it. Wars are nuisances, anyway...