Word: round
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...interesting to learn that the case of John B. Nemo, an Italian, the legality of whose projected deportation was argued last night in the final round of the Ames Competition is no theoretical dilemma, propounded by professors, but a case now before the Supreme Court of the United States for review, in the original, Mr. Nemo is a Chinese named Bee who registered for the Draft, and was thereupon arrested under the Chinese Exclusion Act for being unlawfully in this country. His rights were upheld by three Boston lawyers in the lower courts for years of bitter litigation. So many...
Tonight the Bryce-Powell and Sanford Clubs will meet in Langdell Hall at 8 o'clock to settle the final round of the annual Ames Competition, before the full bench of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the competition in a final hearing and determination upon the return of a writ of habeas corpus. The keeper of the jail of Amesburgh is ordered to have before the court the body of John B. Nemo, who has been detained and confined in the common jail of the city of Amesburgh by virtue of an order of deportation and commitment pending...
...drew matches in the first round must have all of their sets played off by Monday, but the places where the contests are to be played are left to the decision of the players. Winners must report the outcome of their matches immediately afterwards to the Boston Athletic Association at 80 Exeter Street, Boston. In the event of any entrant failing to discover in the newspapers today with whom he is to play, he will be expected to call at the Association and find out what match he drew...
...history of debating at Harvard, it was announced in a statement last night to the CRIMSON. The new system will eliminate, to a large extent, the old method of holding a series of tryouts to determine the personnel of the team. Instead of this procedure, a number of round table discussions will be held, which all candidates will be required to attend. At these discussions the candidates, assisted by the coach, will draw up in organized form all that may be said on either side of the question which is to be debated...
...great white albatross soared round and round a South Atlantic ship. For days it followed, never lighting, snatching small fish from the waves, offal from the ship's wake. Sailors caught the albatross and aerodonetists studied its 17-ft. wingspread, its 4-ft., 25-lb. body. The albatross is the largest and strongest of seabirds, and scientists have tried to learn from it the method of its easy flight. At London last week Capt. Victor Dibovsky-43, aviator since 1908, inventor of gears to permit the firing of bullets through the revolving propellers of airplanes, winner of a British...