Word: met
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week, three months after it met, the 70th Congress had the aspect of a thoroughly political Congress, which is what any truly professional Congress is expected to be in a presidential year. Its routine work was pretty well out of the way, but matters of intimate consequence to citizens, and therefore of private anxiety to Congressmen, were in a state of turmoil which portended a legislative jam when it comes time for the Congress to adjourn in June...
Work Half-Done. Outstanding upon the 70th Congress's list of good intentions when it met were eight measures, varying from a flood control outlay to radio legislation. Of these eight intentions, four had been debated, three passed by one or other of the houses and five not yet acted upon by either house, up to last week. The half-done work was as follows...
...Patten explained that Mr. Upham had a "taking" way with him. Mr. Upham used to say to Mr. Patten: "I am the dearest friend you've got. I cost you the most money." Mr. Patten, realizing that the deficit had to be met, handed over a check for $25,000. Mr. Upham said he would soon deliver the bonds...
While they have not met in a duel track meet before, Michigan and Harvard have clashed in other sports. Back on October 31, 1881, a Michigan football team visited Cambridge and lost by a single touchdown. November 9, 1885, the University beat Michigan again 4 to 0. And in 1914 the Crimson again triumphed 7 to 0. In baseball the two met in 1892, 1894, and 1901, the University winning in each case, 4 to 2, 7 to 5, and 5 to 4 respectively...
...Wolverine's boards tomorrow night, it will be the first dual meeting of representatives of the two universities for over a dozen years. Not since 1914, when Harvard defeated Michigan on the gridiron, 7 to 0, for the third consecutive time, have the Crimson and Wolverine forces met in any field of dual sport...