Word: verdicts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Although the wet weather has prevented the first year men from any regular practice this week. Coach Claude Davidson feels that the team is in good shape and should emerge on the long end of today's verdict...
Secretary Wilbur had asked the Court to reconsider its verdict of "unfit" on Admiral Brumby. Given an opportunity to explain himself, Admiral Brumby redescribed his conduct and Secretary Wilbur found it entirely "commendable." In the main, Admiral Brumby seemed to have conferred intelligently with his more technically expert subordinates and ordered what all agreed was best, including the delay in attaching airlines to the wreck's "ears." Moreover, said Secretary Wilbur, the Brumby record of 31 years in the Navy was so splendid as to overcome whatever "errors or oversight or failures" could be justly charged against...
...Navy discipline and found both the accused "guilty." Both were sentenced to lose their active commands and to go on half pay until the Admiralty shall see fit to order them once more to active service. Cried the Telegraph: "We must deplore the system of discipline which made the verdicts inevitable." Echoed the Herald: "The public will receive the verdict with astonished indignation...
Informed of a decree that will prevent her appearing on any stage with actors who belong to the Actors' Equity Association, Jeanne Eagels was unregenerate. She called the verdict "ridiculous and unjust." She said: "No handful of actors for whom, with a few exceptions, I have no respect, can keep me from Broadway. I'll be back in a new play by Christmas...
...There can be no doubt as to the verdict of future generations on his achievement. He is the greatest figure...