Word: thrown
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...This can certainly not be said of conditions in this country. A labor organizer is in reality almost a pugilist, so aggressive must he be in order to continue his work. He is constantly in danger of being thrown into prison and even of worse punishment. Capital in this country does all in its power to discourage the organizer. Thus, a man who is an organizer may lose his position and because of the capitalistic organization be unable to get another. This threat of capital has a significant meaning to men with wives and children. Because of this, many...
Prince Kojo Tovalou Houenou, nephew of King Behanzin of Dahomey (West African province), received one franc (about six cents) damages for having been thrown out of a Montmartre cabaret (TIME, Aug. 20). The cabaret manager who ejected the Prince was fined 200 francs ($12) and sentenced to 15 days' imprisonment, but the sentence was suspended. Witnesses for the defense stated that the Prince and his brother were thrown out of the establishment, not because they were black, but because they were not in evening clothes. They also stated that no violence was used. The Americans who were alleged to have...
Dooley caught Hammond's punt on his 45-yard line. A line play failed to gain. Hubbard jumped and grabbed a pass thrown by Kelley and ran to the Dartmouth 33-yard line...
...when the Crime will start printing on yellow paper?" but when night came with all the terrors of darkness, these same ones, anxiously tested the strength of their rope fire-escapes. And this is not strange, considering the scare headlines in yesterday's CRIMSON, for the prospect of being thrown from a curtained taxi-cab into the Waldrof after being treated with tar and feathers is far from pleasant...
First Game. At dusk, with the score tied in the last inning, Fielder Stengel of the Giants propelled the ball to the far edge of the Yankees' yard and had time to score a run before it was thrown back. Score: Giants 5, Yankees...