Word: met
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...still a little surprised at being able to fly. But when a coastal steamer meets doom on its accustomed journey, or when a flood destroys a valley, the old elements laugh at the real impotence of humanity. The claims of chemical rain-makers and cloud-destroyers have so far met with failure as complete as that of learns. Snow, rain, wind can still toy with man, much as in those days; the superman who rules the elements is still only a dream of Greek myths and German poets...
...Pennsylvania Coal Co., in whose No. 6 mine the feud started, agreed to reopen the mine, which had been closed for two months, to give idle hands peaceful occupation. The idle miners met, voted to stay idle...
This measure has been denounced as abrogating democratic suffrage and placing the nomination of candidates in the hands of a Fascist oligarchy topped by Il Duce. He met these charges last week, thus...
...here. Say, Jesus, I'm through in St. Louis. Though I never walk the streets of St. Louis again in the flesh, I shall walk them in the spirit. Often in spirit I shall come to the Locust street entrance of the Coliseum, where those fine policemen have met me for seven weeks. . . ." Billy Sunday reached for his overcoat and let the converts come up to him through a trap door in the stage...
...long time George Godfrey has demanded what he thinks he deserves-a match with Tunney. Only a few sharp-eyed critics have warned George Godfrey that the trouble with demanding what he deserves is that he might get it. Last week in Los Angeles George Godfrey met squatty Paolino Uzcudun, Basque, who still has to bring an interpreter to the ring so that he can understand what the referee says. Forty-four pounds lighter than the black man, Paolino lost the decision in a ten round bout made up mostly of clinches...