Word: rans
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...took to politics, became private secretary to the late Senator Alexander Stephens Clay. After the death of Senator Clay Banker Harris was elected to the State Senate without opposition, presently became State Democratic Chairman. His opportunity came in 1912. He was one of the original Wilson men of Georgia, ran the state campaign of that year. In the White House, Woodrow Wilson made him Director of the Census Bureau, later put him on the Federal Trade Commission, of which he became chairman. In 1918 Senator Tom Hardwick was up for reelection, opposed by Bill Schley. The campaign was getting...
Tokyo realized, but not the rest of Japan. A poor telephone connection, the noise of the storm, caused radio broadcasters to believe that the child was a son. Gaily they announced the fact. In distant Japanese villages bonfires were set alight, barelegged, short-jacketed watchmen ran through the streets beating gongs. It was hours before the true facts were learned. Aghast at the error all the officers of Tokyo's central broadcasting station resigned, grimly realized that it was their traditional duty to commit harikari...
Yesterday's practice was short and snappy with a major portion of the time given over to individual coaching. The linemen had the usual blocking and tackling session, under Coach Dunne. Coach Casey took a skeleton team and ran team through a brisk drill, stressing forward passing and pass defence. After two teams had gone through kickoff formations. Teams A, B, and C ran signals for a quarter of an hour...
Four members of Team A, including Captain Barrett, were out of the afternoon's work. Barrett and Harper reported with slight bruises, and Putnam and O'Connell were still absent because of divisional examinations. Wetmore reported in civilian clothes but ran through signals nevertheless. All are expected back today for the scrimmage against Coach Knox's seconds...
...team took the ball on the seconds' 40-yard line and on the second play T. W. Gilligan received a lateral from Putnam and squirmed through the entire seconds outfit for a score After the seconds had received the ball and failed to budge the first team line. Putnam ran Fincke's kick back to the 23 yard line. Here he uncorked a 30 yard forward to Gilligan who worked his way for 20 more yards before being downed. After Gilligan made another first down Charles Devens crashed off tackle for the second score. Putnam's kick was good. Coach...