Word: stole
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...first 15 minutes of the Harvard offense. It was not until the second period that the Canadians let loose a terriffic barrage of shots on deGive who was unable to stop the puck six times. Dewar, who played at defense for the opponents, checked Harvard's advance and stole the rubber so often that the Crimson seemed powerless. A pass from Dewar enabled Hendry to make the first tally with a long slam that passed over deGive's shoulder to light the red bulb...
After his 1930 re-election Governor Roosevelt got out and humped himself for the national nomination. Typical were his activities during June 1931: 1) attendance at the Governors' Conference at French Lick, Ind. where he worked into a non-partisan speech a full-length campaign platform which stole the headlines; 2) a stop-over in Ohio, "Mother of Presidents," to see Governor White, James Middleton Cox and the local Democratic bosses; 3) a trip to Manchester, Mass, to call on Col. Edward Mandell House whose support he enlisted. In July he appeared at the Charlottesville (Va.) Institute of Public...
...late, great Dr. Sun Yatsen, "Father of the Revolution" of 1911 which overthrew China's ruling Manchu House. Next day Dr. Soong and Mr. Sun denied sponsoring the resolutions which, nevertheless, had passed and produced immediate results. Within a few hours Chinese patriots stole into the British Concession at Tientsin, approached the residence of the Japanese Consul General, threw a bomb which exploded with much noise, little effect...
Reds. Two years ago 500 Communists demonstrating before the Capitol stole the headlines from Congress on its opening day. Last December 1,600 Red hunger-marchers demanding relief were the centre of interest. This year Senators and Representatives managed to hold the spotlight only because Superintendent of Police Ernest W. Brown cooped up a tatterdemalion army of 3,000 Red demonstrators in the suburbs two miles from the Capitol...
Last week Los Angeles stole a march on other Far Western orchestras when it opened its Philharmonic season ahead of San Francisco, Seattle and Portland. Those cities were worrying about the abbreviated seasons they would begin in November when lights flashed on in the Los Angeles Auditorium and an eager crowd pushed its way inside to hear the music which William Andrews Clark Jr. makes possible...