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...from NRA. In three short months he had jacked U. M. W. out of disintegration and despair, energized it into the greatest single affiliate of the American Federation of Labor. He was the prime embodiment of Labor resurgent under the New Deal. As such he was prepared to stride into the A. F. of L. convention this week in Washington and take command...
Repeal rounded the two-thirds mark without a break in its stride last week when Washington became the 24th State to approve the 21st Amendment. Voting by legislative districts, the State chose 95 Wet delegates, four Dry ones to its ratification convention in October. The popular vote...
...middle of the track, and Equipoise at his shoulder and trying to pass him at the same time, had to swing out even further. For a moment, it looked as though the two horses were glued together: as though by shouldering Equipoise, Gallant Sir might throw him off stride and keep his half-length lead. While the crowd roared at the rail, Equipoise got back to his stride, drew even, then ahead two full lengths at the wire...
...first turn, trotting in the clear by a length, she suddenly saw the shadow of the rail across the inside of the track. When she broke nervously into a gallop and was taken to the outside, the leaders rushed past her. Driver Ben White got her back into stride, then set out after the, field, caught it on the second stretch. Tired by a blistering quarter-mile after her break, Mary Reynolds led Brown Berry to the last turn, when a third horse, Hollyrood Portia, left the ruck and set out after her. As Mary spun around the turn, Driver...
This shot, according to reporters covering the Conference, threw Mr. Churchill badly out of his stride. "He never seemed to recover from this setback and failed to make his expected 'fighting speech...