Word: went
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...attempt to accomplish this, he was forced to contend against the irresponsibility of a Los Angeles attorney, who in his craving for notoriety insisted upon making public every bit of information, regarding Mr. Burns's investigations that he could gather. He even went so far as to break in and rifle Mr. Burns's Los Angeles office in an attempt to find the detective's reports. Chiefly through this attorney's disclosures Mr. Burns was defeated in his purpose to bring the "big men" to justice and was forced to make his arrests prematurely. Notwithstanding the bribing of his operatives...
...Rhodes then took up the subject of the difficulties which had been met with in regard to surges started by feeder burn-outs. He went on to point out the value of induction generators which operate in parallel with turbo-units in limiting the excessive rush of short-circuit burn-outs. The direct current end of the system was then discussed. On the Interborough Rapid Transit Company about 88 per cent, of the alternating current power which is generated is delivered to the third rail. The losses which are sustained take place as follows: transmission, 2 per cent.; transformers...
...number, those of the greatest prominence being--John Adams 1755. John Quincy Adams 1787, Elbridge Gerry 1762, Rufus King 1777, George Bancroft '17, Calbe Cushing '17, John Lothrop Motley '31, James Russell Lowell '38, John Chandler Bancroft Davis '40, and Joseph Hodges Choate '52. In addition George Downing 1642, went to England and became minister to Holland for Cromwell and Charles II. His name is perpetuated in Downing street...
Professor Sanger had been in ill-health for some time and last year suffered from an attack of nervous prostration. He went to Europe seeking to regain his health, but had not been there more than a month or two when he became worse, and was obliged to return to America. His health then improved and last fall he attempted to give Chemistry 3, but again broke down and was obliged to give...
...following year he was appointed professor of philosophy at Basel, and two years later went to the University of Jena, where he has been professor ever since...