Word: michigan
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...dispatches published in the St. Louis Star-Times, by the records of the Western Union Telegraph Co., and by the testimony of press association and other reporters, that I attended the five consecutive sessions of the committee from October 17 to 21, inclusive, which covered the testimony on the Michigan sitdown strikes, including the testimony of Judge Gadola and ex-City Manager Barringer that the "treasonable" conduct of Governor Murphy had resulted in "a breakdown of civil authority." We cannot hope to stop that type of reporting in the Tribune, but we may succeed in making it embarrassing...
Ambitious Mayor LaGuardia of New York City last week tried to get Senators Norris and La Follette and Governor-reject Murphy of Michigan excited about the setback progressives had suffered, the necessity for rallying their scattered forces. Mr. Murphy, after four hours at the White House with Franklin Roosevelt, declared: "Progressivism can and must go forward, but I believe it must be . . . through the Democratic Party. There is little chance for success through a third party...
Officers of the society are: president, Professor Frederick A. Saunders; vice-president, F. A. Firestone, of University of Michigan; secretary, Wallace Waterfall, of the Celotex Corporation, Chicago, Ill.; treasurer, G. T. Stanton, of Electrical Research Products, Inc., New York City; and editor, F. R. Watson, University of Illinois...
Despite Smith's win, Penn State was only able to gain fifth place in the team standings as Manhattan broke Michigan State's five year monopoly on the championship. Following Manhattan's low of 43 points came Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Alfred, Penn State, Syracuse, Cornell, Maine, Yale, Princeton, and Harvard. Seventeen colleges in all competed with 125 representatives...
Generally favored in the event is Michigan; for the Wolverines are bringing a strong team. Penn state, noted for its Cross Country runners year in and year out, is also expected to furnish formidable opposition...