Word: tacoma
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Before President Harding sailed for Alaska from Tacoma he announced the receipt of a letter from the Iron and Steel Institute. It was signed by the directors of that body, including Elbert H. Gary, Charles M. Schwab, James A. Farrell, E. G. Grace and others. The letter accepted in principle the abolition of the twelve-hour day, and promised that the change from the two-shift to the three-shift system would be brought about as soon as there was a sufficient surplus of labor...
West Point graduated 261 cadets to become second lieutenants in the Army. General Pershing presented the diplomas and told the class: " You have a rare opportunity and a sacred obligation." Leading the class was F. R. Johnson, of Tacoma. Although he is an inch under the prescribed minimum height, he was admitted to the Academy on probation and led his class for four years, amassing 2,608 out of a possible 2,770 points. Thirteen of the graduates had served in the regular Army before entering the Academy; two were Filipinos; one was from Hawaii...
...July 5, Tacoma, morning During this tour he will visit Zion and Yellowstone National Parks. From Tacoma he is expected to sail for Alaska. On his return trip he will speak...
...tourists will then proceed to the coast by way of Seattle, Wash., and Tacoma, Ore., to the Mount Rainier National Park, and from there they will visit Portland, Oregon, and spend two or three days in the Crater Lake Park. A trip south to San Francisco, Cal., and vicinity will include short visits to Mount Tamalpais, the Muir Woods, and the Golden Gate Park...
...results of the competition for the business board of the Freshman Red Book were announced last night after a six week's competition. The newly appointed committee follows: Samuel Willard Bridges Jr. of Newton, sub-chairman;. L. Richard Bamberger of New York, N. Y.; Clarence Richard Brooks of Tacoma, Wash.; Lee Osher Combs of Valley City, No. Dak.; Frank Wells Fay of Greenville, Pa.; James Martin of Newtonville; Morris Newburger of New York, N. Y.; Carl Joseph Rauh of Cincinnati, O.; George Emerson Smith of Worcester; Horace Homer Soule of Brookline; Richard Jay Stein of New York...