Word: supporter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...present Manter Hall School was founded by W. W. Nolen, who graduated from the University in 1884 and at once embarked upon a life career of tutoring college students. Dubbed "the Widow" by some facetious pupil, Mr. Nolan became a pillar of support to countless members of many college generations. His talents and fame were such that his followers increased yearly in numbers and he was compelled to assemble a corps of assistants. He moved into Little Hall, and retained his quarters there until the end of his life...
...writer supported Dial in 1924 but supported Smith this year. In justice to Mr. Dial, however, we will state that while in this campaign he apparently hoped for some support from the Blease following, his normal appeal and his usual strength (which is small) comes from the conservative, business class of folk. On the stump, he cannot, to any degree, approach the campaign style of either of his opponents this year nor of his opponents two years...
Future. "I have never given any thought as to what I might do after I leave public life. I have a farm in Vermont on which I feel confident I could support myself and my family. My old law office is in Northampton. I am, therefore, not worried about the future...
Overawed, the stockholders voted support to Chairman Geddes and his policies...
Washington, D.C., knew Sutter for years, enormously fat with age, gripping the Apocalypse in his pocket, supporting a parasitic swarm of lawyers until he had to shine shoes to support himself. It knew Carpenter Marshall of New Jersey, too, whose pickaxe pried loose Sutter's hellgate; Marshall escaped from his asylum once and dug filth from Washington's guttters, screaming, "There is gold everywhere, everywhere!" One June afternoon in 1880, old Sutter sat on the steps of the Capitol, pondering Justice. Malicious newboys ran up and told him that congress had just awarded him 100 millions of indemnity...