Word: tomming
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fact seems to be that his great friend Tom Taggart is booming him for nomination, and he has not the heart to refuse outright, although he little cares for the nomination. When he was Governor of Indiana, he once appointed Taggart to a vacancy in the Senate. Now he has a place in the Senate due to the support of the state organization of which Taggart is head...
...Majestic (White Star) ? Ogden M. Reid, proprietor of The New York Herald-Tribune; John D. Ryan, Chairman of the Anaconda Copper Mining Co.; Mrs. Tom Mix, wife of the cinema actor; John Murray Anderson and James Reynolds, producer and designer of The Greenwich Village Follies...
...shouted thousands of voices, but one by one the horses returned behind the barrier; Jockey Donoghue's mount, Defiance, had "broken." The second "They're off!" proved correct. Lord Astor's St. Germans and Lord Derby's Sansovino led with Hurstwood, Bright Night and Tom Pinch. Down the spongy, muddy track squelched the horses, the pouring rain dashing into their faces. Little by little Sansovino and St. Germans drew away from the rest. When the field plodded around the dreaded Tattenham corner it was clear that Sansovino was the winner and some few seconds later...
...support he quoted the Bible: "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof," and "The profit of the earth is for all." Nevertheless, the bill was not taken seriously, was defeated 176 to 164 votes. ¶The subject of a reduction of Minister for Labor Tom Shaw's salary by ?100 (Conservative protest against Labor's inactive unemployment policy) was again brought up (TIME, June 2). The Premier made it evident that the Government would resign if it were defeated. Referring to the Opposition he said: "If they think they are going to benefit Europe...
...Michigan City, Ind., Tom Gibbons, St. Paul heavyweight, won a popular decision from Georges Carpentier, French "orchid man," in a ten-round no-decision boxing bout. Carpentier, at 173 1/2, was 5 1/2 pounds heavier than when he lost to Dempsey three years ago. "I'm ready," said he before the fight. "Ready and confident. You say to me, 'Can I win?' I say to you, 'How can I lose ?'" François Descamps. Carpentier's manager, corroborated this. "After 16 years he looks better than he ever looked before. And I mean that...