Word: major
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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McManus. The appearance of Gambler McManus, was the next major development. Through his lawyer he "surrendered" to one of his brother's fellow detectives. He pleaded "not guilty." He was held without bail and District Attorney Banton announced: "We have a beautiful case of circumstantial evidence." Gambler McManus, who refused to talk to Attorney Banton, smiled. He knew that warrants were out for the arrest of Jane Doe, John Doe and Richard Roe-persons as yet uncaught by Attorney Banton but suspected perhaps more than McManus of having actually committed the murder in Room 349. Further apprehensions were still...
...major sport, too, is still untouched by this new class spirit. Track continues to attract its ten thousands, perhaps to a great extent by means of the ubiquitous intramural handicap meets. With a fertile field of enthusiasts already engaged in this sport, there is no reason why the coming spring should not carry the individualism of the handicap meet and medal through to its logical conclusion of team development. The throng of not-quite-first-stringers that are carried along semi-officially through the season is particularly large in this sport, which alone among the five major athletic activities offers...
...members of this season's harrier outfit only these two Sophomores will be on hand next year. Captain J. L. Reid '29 and Leslie Flaksman '29. Who are the only major "11" men this year, will be lost by graduation. The only other minor "11" men besides Aldrich and Hodges are also of the Class of 1929. These men are Guy Murchle. Jr. '29 and A. G. Thacher...
...yearned to attend last week's opening. But he was bed-ridden at Battle Creek, Mich., from a major operation. The night after the opening he died...
...death of James A. Patten, one of the men who did most to make that building famed. Operating on a large scale from 1890 to his retirement in 1910, Mr. Patten is credited with being the only man who ever established corners in all four of the major markets-wheat, corn, oats and cotton. Though prosecuted under the Sherman Law for acting "in restraint of trade" Mr. Patten always denied that he was a "speculator," maintaining that his ability to forecast grain prices resulted from his thorough knowledge of crop conditions...