Word: shortly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sincere regrets that Columbia and the American Political Science Association should have occupied so much of Professor Beard's valuable time that a course of his lecturers at Cambridge has been impossible. The repeated invitations, however, have not been in vain, and Harvard is now able to offer a short series of lectures by Professor Beard. Although these lectures are planned to supplement a particular college course, it is gratifying to note that all members of the University will have the opportunity to attend them...
...most dramatic murder cases in recent years came to a starting close last evening when Mary Dugan, follies beauty, was acquitted of the killing of her millionaire lover, Edgar Rice. The jury was out only a very short time in forming its decision. The acquittal came as a fitting climax to the brilliant uphill battle staged by attorney for the defense James Dugan, brother of the accused, and was enthusiastically acclaimed by a crowded court house...
...underway in the near future. Although the competition has been limited in the past to those school newspapers belonging to the School Newspaper Federation, it is probably that the fourth contest will be open to school papers anywhere in the United States. Definite information will be announced within a short time by R. A. Stout '29, president of the CRIMSON...
...during his meetings with President Coolidge. with Senator Borah and with other Congressional leaders. At any rate it was after a conference with Mr. Hoover that Senator McNary of Oregon, Farm Relief leader, announced that he would not fight for consideration of a Farm Relief bill at the present short session. The much discussed extra session therefore, became virtually assured, will probably be called by Mr. Hoover shortly after his inauguration...
...rather short and stocky gentleman, emerging in evening clothes from the ante room . . . looked neither to right nor left, took two at a time the steps leading to the stage . . . Arthur Honegger, arisen, significant, acknowledged figure of the new generation." So. last week, did H. T. Parker of the Boston Transcript appraise Boston's guest conductor. Thus are adjectives made to grow, for five years ago Honegger had been just a precocious fellow who at seven had composed two operas in the treble clef, as he knew no other, at eleven some 30 sonatas, in his twenties...