Word: took
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Attack. As Mr. Hawley's chief Democratic opponent, Minority Leader Garner took the House floor all abluster to attack, not so much the new bill as the prospective Republican method of putting it through the House under a "gag rule." This method he called "legislative cowardice." He described Speaker Longworth and Leader Tilson as "yellow, legislatively speaking" for fearing a "handful of Democrats." The "most vicious proposal" he could find related to its valuation system...
...West jury believed Coalman Gramm's story, acquitted his brother-in-law. They took no stock in the testimony of Assistant Prohibition Commissioner Alfred Oftedal, who told how Congressman Michaelson had visited him in Washington to discuss liquor and smuggling. Mr. Oftedal said that the Congressman had ejaculated: "To hell with generalities! What about my case? Am I going to have to see Ogden Mills [Undersecretary of the Treasury] about it again? What about those six trunks of mine at Jacksonville? I had freedom of the port...
Annapolis, May 17--With three changes in the University boat from last Saturday's seating, including a swapping of stroke men with the jayvees, the Crimsons oarsmen took two five mile rows this morning and afternoon in preparation for racing Navy and Pennsylvania here on the Severn tomorrow...
...visiting combination took advantage of Harvard fielding miscues to score twice in the opening canto, Howard Whitmore '29, Coach Mitchell's starting hurler, forced the foreigners to fly out in order in the second, but the third frame found four invaders crossing the rubber. A hit, two errors and a fielder's choice filled the base paths. Eschman then smashed out a mighty circuit clout to pave the way for his teammates' narrow victory...
...Crimson back in the game. McGrath doubled, went to third on Donaghy's single and home on a passed ball. Prior walked, Whitney fanned, and then Gilligan scored his captain from second with a sharp single. Batchelder, substitute for Dudley in the third, fanned, but Ticknor, who took Whitmore's place in the batting order when the latter went to the showers, knocked out a scratchy double, scoring Prior and Gilligan...