Word: reached
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Sprague at six has come down very much in weigh, although he is still the heaviest man in the boat, weighing at present 179 pounds. He sits in the boat beautifully, but gets a little extra body swing at the full reach and is apt to be slow in driving his legs...
...Booth, pp. 242, 243.- (b) Methods are most direct.- (1) Soldiers come into closest and most intimate contact with those they seek to save.- (x) They visit the poor in their homes, saloons and dens of all kinds.- (y) They entice men into their indoor religious meetings.- (z) They reach them by attractive outdoor religious meetings: Booth, p. 244, and App. p. 66, 77.- (c) Methods are least expensive.- (1) Little training is necessary. - (x) Their workers are already familiar with the needs of their work. (2) Salaries and wages are the smallest possible.- (x) Soldiers serve for love...
...methods of the Salvation Army are the only ones that reach the classes of people among whom they chiefly work.- (a) Other methods, as of charitable societies public and private fail to reach this lowest stratum.- (1) They are regulative rather than preventive.- (x) They relieve suffering rather than remove the causes.- (b) The soldier alone is willing to tackle the evil in the places of its origin.- (c) The Army methods alone seem able to stir up the most hardened to better lives.- (1) Such people can be roused only by strong appeals to their emotions, such...
...District of Columbia nominated Harrison. The balloting resulted as follows: First ballot, McKinley, 55; Reed, 61; Harrison, 8. Second ballot, McKinley, 53; Reed, 60; Harrison, 8. Third ballot, McKinley, 58; Reed, 56; Harrison, 7. Fourth ballot, McKinley, 62; Reed, 56; Harrison, 7. Thus while the Republicans failed to reach an agreement, it was very clear that McKinley was gaining and would have been nominated but for the firmness of the Harrison...
...returning the numerous hits which came in their direction, though they caught all the flies which fell into their hands. Warren's home run was made on a single which Rand allowed to pass him by running in and trying to catch it when it was out of reach. The best play of the game was a stop by Stevenson in the first inning, but his rather wild throw was muffed by Paine...