Word: spans
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...medals by the American Philosophical Society. He designed and built the Columbia and Willamette River bridges, Ore.; the McKinley bridge, St. Louis; was one of the associated engineers of the Quebec bridge; and is now chief engineer of the Delaware River bridge, Philadelphia, which will have the longest single span...
...proposed to increase the pensions of veterans and widows of veterans and nurses of the War of 1812 and of the Mexican, Civil, Indian, Span ish, Philippine and Boxer Wars. The proposed increase for Civil War vet erans was from $50 to $72 a month. The present outlay for pensions is about...
...their side. Making public an investigation based on exact records of the drinking habits of more than 150,000 normal persons throughout their lives, he reached the conclusion that "moderate steady drinkers have a better expectation of life at all ages from 30 to the end of the life span than do total abstainers." Heavy drinkers have the poorest expectation of life at all ages after 30, except that heavy-drinking males from 65 on are about on a par with the total abstainers. The figures are calculated in the same manner as insurance life tables, and according...
Chileans. The same day six swarthy 'Chilean feet landed in New York. Quintin Romero-Rojas, Chilean heavyweight, "amiable, hearty, piefaced," ambitious to cross fists with Jack Dempsey, operated two of them. With him were Louis Vincentini "spick and span" lightweight, and David Echeverria Valdes, manager. By his own request, Romero-Rojas would be known as Romero. Said he: "I will fight anybody selected for me. But I want the man to 'be of recognized ability." Vincentini is to box Pal Moran on May 2. He is "satisfied" with the prospect...
...addressing primarily the young and newly naturalized American. Although Professor Hart leaves one with the impression that our history is a resultant of popular forces mainly, the significance of personal leadership in our history is very strongly emphasized by frequent panegyrical sketches of our "beacon lights." In the brief span of 320 pages, the author gives some consideration to the development of all phases of American life except music and art. After contact with this latest contribution of Professor Hart even the most skeptical could not suppress some feeling of gratitude for his membership in our great Republic...