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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...least have something to show for their beliefs, while what can their elders show for their belief in His Celestial Majesty? Belief in the former has always brought joy and good fellowship, while belief in the latter has brought nothing but strife and bloodshed ever since the race succumbed to its dread influence. Kindly look up the following citations: Gen. 38: Ezek. 16: Gen. 19:30-38; 20:18; 25:24-26; Ezek. 33:23; Lev. 15:16-33: Deut. 23:1; 2:13; 25:11-12; 1 Sam. 25:22; 2 Sam. 11:2-5; 1 Kings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Enthusiasm | 5/30/1927 | See Source »

...human race is by no means young. ... It is the inheritor of a very wide experience. It has located a great many fixed stars in the firmament of truth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Coolidge Week: May 30, 1927 | 5/30/1927 | See Source »

McAdoo Out? George W. Olvany, Tammany leader, reported that William G. McAdoo was out of the race for the 1928 Democratic nomination. Mr. Olvany said he received this information from a close friend of Mr. McAdoo. The name of the close friend was not given...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Booms | 5/30/1927 | See Source »

...feat often accomplished by University endurance stars in recent years, is of a meet in 1875 in which President Lowell, then an undergraduate was proclaimed victor in both the mile and half mile. The record of 5 minutes 2 1-2 seconds which he set in the former race withstood the assaults of the Crimson trackmen until a cinder track greatly improved the conditions of running at Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: President Lowell Was First of Harvard Double Winners in Distance Runs-Set College Record for Mile in 1875 Meet | 5/28/1927 | See Source »

...first event was a one mile run, in which A. L. Lowell '77, and C. James '79 were the only starters. James took the lead, and kept in advance until the end of the second, when he was passed by Lowell, who won the race in 5 min 2 1-2 sec. Mr. Lowell then mounted the judges stand and after receiving his prize a magnificent silver tankard leaped from the stand to the ground, and disappeared in the crowd amidst loud shouts of applause...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: President Lowell Was First of Harvard Double Winners in Distance Runs-Set College Record for Mile in 1875 Meet | 5/28/1927 | See Source »

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