Word: oakes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...tried several times to retire from business but until last week he called frequently at the office he maintained in Manhattan, at the Guaranty Trust Co. It was said of him that he "could have been the richest man in the U. S." He lived in Manhattan and at "Oak Ridge" on the site of his birthplace* in Nelson County, Virginia; and the middle name, which might have been his motto, was given him by his parents who died when he was five years...
...have the prize. The Italian flag went up; the U. S. protest was allowed at 8 in the evening. British newspapers scored the decision of the committee; the Queen of England gave each of the runners a bronze medal, and the king from nearby Windsor sent each one an oak wreath...
NameClass Position Age Wt. Ht. School Adams, S. A. '30 Center 20 200 6 Oak Park H. Andres, H. '31 Center 19 182 5-10 Newton H. Armstrong, E. '30 Tackle 20 180 5-11 Loomis Bankart, N. M. '29 End 21 162 5-8 Dean Black, R. W. '29 Back 22 175 5-11 Lake Forrest Booma, H. E. '30 End 20 178 5-11 Clark School Borroughs, H. B. '31 Center 20 165 5-10 Manchester H. Breithut, F. R. '29 Back 22 175 5-10 Barringer H. Bromberg, G. '31 Guard 19 190 5-10 New Britain...
None the less, Jewish mobs adopted so truculent an attitude that H. C. Luke, Acting British High Commissioner of Palestine, felt obliged to cancel a reception planned in honor of officers from the world famed British battleship Royal Oak...
...Royal Oak affair (TIME, March 26 to April 16) climaxed in the demotion of her Captain, Kenneth G. B. Dewar, and her Commander Henry M. Daniel, because they had rebuked their superior Admiral, contrary to the rules of discipline, for using "vile and insulting language." Commander Daniel capitalized his notoriety by becoming a highly paid feature writer for the London Daily Mail. Captain Dewar, no capitalizer, suffered his demotion silently until last week, when he was promoted to be captain of the battle cruiser Tiger, Public sympathy and the potency of the press are responsible for Captain Dewar...