Word: throughout
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...spite of this unfortunate state of affairs, Governor Johnson continued to speak throughout the state in favor of the candidacy of Mr. Hughes and to ardently and vigorously urge his election. Governor Johnson's speeches were widely quoted by the Republican press and were used in every way to further Mr. Hughes' election. . . . However, the progressive element in the State of California, which was then in the majority, rightly or wrongly became convinced that Mr. Hughes intended to align himself with the reactionary element of the party and to ignore progressive men and principles in his administration...
...creations of Moliere have been passed over by the managers who have put Hamlet and Macbeth into sack suits. Modernistic scenery in various phases has appeared rather frequently on American stages, as patrons of the Dramatic Club have discovered, but heretofore the French plays at Harvard, as generally throughout the country have been characterized by an eager duplication of the traditional mode...
Stollmeyer prepared for the University at Queens Royal College, and played soccer throughout his preparatory school days. During his Freshman year at Harvard he played fullback and was one of the strongest men on the first year eleven, and for the last two years it has been his sterling defense play which has repulsed the Yale attack and held the Blue to three tallys in the two games...
...great humanitarian. As governor he has never signed the death warrant of any fellow human being. He transformed the State prison from a place of horror into a university, had the prisoners examined medically and treated in line with modern scientific knowledge. He developed a splendid system of roads throughout the State. He made the big corporations obey the safety laws in the mines and reduced mine accidents to a negligible quantity. He has been absolutely fair to labor. He has been constructive and forward-looking...
...Fisheries) to aid a sick industry (fisheries). Fish, even packed in ice, lost flavor, spoiled quickly, could be sold only near the coasts. The trouble was, he discovered, that the fish were frozen too slowly. So he invented a refrigerator for quick freezing. Now frozen fish are shipped throughout the country, housewives can vary their menus, and the Atlantic Coast Fisheries who supported the research makes money...