Word: madison
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...When 30 high officers and 16 major oil firms were convicted in Madison, Wis. last January of violating the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, Federal Judge Patrick Thomas Stone withheld sentence pending motions for a new trial. Last week, he listened to an argument that the jury's verdict should be set aside because the jurors deliberated the complex case only seven hours, which was not enough time to give each defendant the individual consideration specifically ordered by Judge Stone. Meanwhile, in Washington, a Senate committee, studying a bill to require separation of marketing petroleum from producing, refining and transporting...
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...South State Street, North Clark Street, West Madison Street, Wilson Avenue district, South Side Negro districts...
...step towards an eventual "world's series" for a sport which at present has no national championship, the Metropolitan Basketball Writers' Association is holding this week an intercollegiate invitation basketball tournament in Manhattan's Madison Square Garden. Not represented in this tournament, however, are the following outstanding sectional teams of the U. S., all of whom had completed their schedules by last week...
...doubtful pleasure of seeing these two second-raters in last week's "grudge fight" at Manhattan's Madison Square Garden, 18,222 hopeful customers paid $74,409.22. To their surprise they got their money's worth. Few heavyweight fights in recent years have brought forth so much wholehearted socking, done so much visible damage (see cut). It was Baer's lusty right against Farr's jabbing left. The Welshman landed oftener-and occasionally with a right that really bothered Baer-but when the former champion let loose, he came very near to ruining Farr...