Word: ryan
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Congressional investigators functioning in Washington brought forth sensations in an investigation of the Veterans' Bureau. Senators Reed of Pennsylvania, Walsh of Massachusetts and Oddie of Nevada as a special investigating committee of the Senate held hearings at which Major General John F. O'Ryan, counsel for the committee, presented evidence which he has been gathering since last March. The evidence heard accused Colonel Charles Robert Forbes, retired head of the Veterans' Bureau, of extravagance, mismanagement, gross corruption. Colonel Forbes' defense was scheduled to be heard later...
...first hearing of the investigating committee he appeared and clashed violently with General O'Ryan and with Frank T. Hines, present Director of the Bureau. Said Colonel Forbes: "I have come 3,000 miles and out of sick bed to be of such service as I can, and at the same time to protect my own interests and integrity which are being attacked." But it was not until a later hearing which he did not attend that the gravest charges were made. Some of the charges...
Harrison, too, had a close thing of it but with better results, for he nosed out Keplinger by the same margin in 28m. 23s. Ryan was the last runner to place, and was immediately followed by Captain Coburn...
...with an equal number of Engineers at the start of the Charles River course at 2.05 o'clock this afternoon, but of each team only the first five to finish will count in the scoring. In addition to Watters, the Crimson outfit will comprise Captain Coburn, Cutcheon, Chaplin, Harrison, Ryan, Kobes, Cobb, Boyce and Parker...
...Haven Conn. October 30:--The Elihu Club elected from the class of 1924 the following men today: George A. Elliott of Wilmington; Edward D. Gallanude: of New York: John Locks of Baltimore; Allen A. Ryan of New York; Charles M. Stewart of Baltimore; and Herbert S. Sturdy of Loss Angeles...