Word: supporter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...this country, all of whom came from the humble homes which the Harvard Crimson criticizes, and it appears to me ill-becoming those who represent a rich and socially powerful institution to cast aspersion upon the decent people of East Boston whose struggles and ambitions should have the support of the Harvard Crimson, and not its vicious criticism." Boston Post...
...oldest, best established and most widely accepted method is through lobbying. The next step led to an effort to increase the number of small stock holders, who would naturally support the company in any conflict with the state. This also has been recognized as a sound and fair business method. The most recent efforts, however, have taken on a different form, and have been directed towards capturing public opinion. The newspapers and schools, as the most powerful mediums in this field, have felt the business man's hand in no uncertain way, and in both cases exploitation took place under...
...entirely over. Most disconcerting was the attitude of the B. & O. Said its President Daniel Willard: "Inasmuch as the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad does not with its own rails extend north of Philadelphia at this time, that company is naturally not in a position to give its direct support to the project...
Died. Lord Younger, 77, of London, famed Tory Member of Parliament, financier (breweries, banks, railroads) ; of heart disease; in London. In 1919, with Andrew Bonar Law, he swung Conservative support to the Coalition party which elected Prime Minister Lloyd George. In 1922 he swung the Conservatives the other way, caused the Prime Minister's downfall. He was called "the man who pulls the strings which make the Ministers dance...
...Crimson team scored all its runs in these two frames, while Pennsylvania was unable to bunch hits off Howard Whitmore '29 until the ninth, when the invaders secured a brace of tallies. The Harvard ace was hit safely only seven times, and was given flawless support...