Word: wilson
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...trees. Three marked periods of retarded growth were manifest, just prior to 1828, 1884 and 1912. These were the years of major catastrophes for Republicans. In 1828, log-cabin-and-hard-cider Andrew Jackson smote them down; in 1884, rotund-reformer Grover Cleveland, in 1912, scholar Woodrow Wilson. ... It struck me that possibly the same lack of rainfall which caused the trees to wane also caused the party in power to wane. Several economists have recognized the correlation between rainfall and economic cycles. It is just one step further to carry the economic results to their political conclusion...
Last week, a whimsical headline artist produced the following: "DR. COOK AS NEAR PAROLE AS POLE." The news was that Federal Judge James C. Wilson of Fort Worth, Tex., had granted probationary freedom to Dr. Cook, under a 1925 law which allows Federal judges to liberate prisoners. But, U. S. Attorney General John Garibaldi Sargent, a Vermont country product, announced that he wanted to test this law in the courts. Judge Wilson agreed, recalled his probation order. So, Dr. Cook, who waited for no poles, must wait for the U. S. courts. Whatever happens, he will be eligible for parole...
...Frank Wilson, National League umpire of fiery temperament, unused to Cobb's technique, was calling balls and strikes in the game- an exhibition contest between the Boston National and Philadelphia American teams. He showed signs of being irritated by the monologue behind...
...Knock it out of the lot, Eddie!" Cobb may have sneered. "That guy in the box is wholly worthless when considered from a pitching stand-point!" Umpire Wilson halted the game; approached the offending athlete with firm tread and livid countenance; ordered him off the premises. Cobb made leisurely preparations to comply with the arbiter's command. He walked slowly to the players' bench. He drew a glass of ice cold water; drank it with time out between sips for breathing and contemplation; carefully replaced the glass. He noted that one shoe lace seemed insecurely knotted. This situation...
...Umpire Wilson's scant supply of patience was exhausted. Turning to the crowd, he screamed his decision to forfeit the game to Boston because of Cobb's behavior. Everyone seemed greatly embarrassed, with the exception of Mr. Cobb. A quick conference was held in which it was agreed that paying spectators deserved consideration. Wherefore another game was played with the ancient centre-fielder completely, conspicuously, Comfortingly (to Umpire Wilson, at least) absent...