Word: prevention
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...interesting manuscript is the rough draft of a letter addressed by Roosevelt to General Shafter August 4th, 1898, urging that the American troops in Cuba be immediately transported North to prevent their destruction by disease. It was written the same day as the famous Round Robin which was signed by Roosevelt and by a number of other officers. The original draft intended apparently to be used as a newspaper interview but afterwards changed over in Mr. Roosevelt's hand to the form of a letter to his commanding officer, is shown in one of the cases. This manuscript, the cartoons...
...farmers. . . The only thing I could do at Muscle Shoals which I am not now able to do elsewhere would be to make fertilizer for the farmer. And that is the sole reason why John W. Weeks and scores of corporation lawyers have exerted their cunning to prevent me. ... It would be well worth while for the waterpower and fertilizer financiers who control this situation to pay $100,000,000 if thereby they can retain the endless millions which they now make through exorbitant prices. My offer is still before Congress. I shall not withdraw it. There is nothing whatever...
...Cross football game this afternoon drained heavily the supply of tickets remaining at the Harvard Athletic Association yesterday. Every seat in the stadium, and the colonnade, on the colonnade roof and in the emergency stands constructed on the track was gone by the 10 o'clock yesterday morning. To prevent activity on the part of the ticket speculators, 8,000 of the 12,000 rush seats in the wooden stands at the end of the stadium were put on sale during the day. The remaining 4,000 tickets will be one the sale at the H. A. A. ticket office...
There can be no doubt that every effort has been made to extend the Union as a club. But unalterable facts prevent any complete success. Under existing conditions, which are unlikely to change very rapidly, the membership is, speaking generally, limited to those who belong to no other club. There is little to be gained by trying to force the Union down an unwilling throat; it is too likely to react unfavorably on the agent...
...York City, Oct. 18, To the Harvard Union, Cambridge, Massachusetts:--Unforeseen circumstances prevent Commissioner Guevara from coming to Boston until late next month." This telegram reached the Union yesterday, and put an end to plans for entertaining the Filipino. C. P. Fordyce '23 states that every effort will be made to secure Mr. Guevara for an address at the Union next month...