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Word: shuts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...voting strength sufficiently to run the legislation through to passage under a special rule barring amendments from the floor. But the discontented Republican element in the House was too large to execute this scheme at once. The leaders had to let the disgruntleds "talk themselves out" first in a shut-door party huddle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TARIFF: Bill Out | 5/20/1929 | See Source »

...tennis team stacks up against the Pennsylvania netmen on the Divinity Courts today at 2.30 o'clock, for the first strong opposition the Crimson players have met since Columbia was defeated, 5 to 4, a month ago. Since the Columbia match the local outfit has won six matches by shut-out scores, but it is doubtful if they will keep this record clean against the Philadelphia...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TENNIS TEAM, UNDEFEATED MEETS STRONG PENN OUTFIT | 5/18/1929 | See Source »

Whitmore suffered his first defeat of the season yesterday, yielding seven hits, one of them a homer, during his four innings of service. The inexperienced Molloy, who relieved him, showed good form on the mound and promises well for the future. Hensil, Villanova's hurling ace who shut out the Crimson 8 to 0 last year, performed well for the most part and was ably supported by his teammates...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD RALLY IN NINTH FALLS SHORT | 5/17/1929 | See Source »

...first year baseball aggregation will open its schedule this afternoon when it opposes Milton Academy on the visitors grounds. Milton has a strong team this year, having shut out Belmont Hill School on Thursday by a 7 to 0 score. In this game Pulitzer, the schoolboys' ace, who will pitch against the Freshman today, struck out five men in the three innings he worked...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1932 NINE JOURNEYS TO MILTON | 4/20/1929 | See Source »

...York publisher was on trial before a Boston jury for selling a copy of "An American Tragedy" to a policeman, the nation's "bad boys" gathered for a Ford Hall Forum banquet to sink the Hub into the mire of ridicule. With Mrs. Sanger's mouth plastered shut and the eminent Clarence Darrow calling upon the wise to look upon life "as a huge joke," the assembled intelligentsia amused themselves with the obscenity of Mother Goose. Unfortunately the Grand Vizir of Maryland Free State was kept away by a sinus infection. Accordingly he lost a rare addition to his distinguished...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR GANG | 4/18/1929 | See Source »

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