Word: withdraw
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...hurdler, and Captain Connolly, the Georgetown miler, had sent word earlier in the day that they could not compete, Ray's acceptance of the invitation is especially welcome to the track management. Taylor, the Princeton quarter-miler, who was listed among the definite starters Saturday has also forced to withdraw...
...second important result of water power development", said Mr. Hale, "will be the tendency of industries to withdraw from the congested manufacturing centers. At present factories are established in districts like New York City because there a steady and economical power supply is obtainable, but as power is generated along streams away from the crowded cities industries will move into the areas to which the power may be cheaply transmitted, and in which living conditions for workmen are more favorable...
...appears that the Communist spoke harshly of the chairman of a committee, one Captain Edward Algernon Fitzroy, Conservative member for Northamptonshire. Fitzroy then called upon Newbold to withdraw. This angered the Laborites, who rebuked the Speaker for not having allowed Newbold to apologize. The Speaker, while thinking that " the gallant and noble member" (Fitzroy) had acted hastily, said he was obliged to put the question to the House. This was done, and the House was left " Communistless...
...idea that Massachusetts can by a referendum withdraw from the dry union of the United States is preposterous, for it can no more secede from its duties under the constitution, than could the southern states in 1661," declared Representative W. D. Upshaw of Georgia in an interview given to a CRIMSON reporter. Mr. Upshaw, who for many years has been an ardent supporter of prohibition in the United States, a short time ago came into prominence by his revelations concerning the manner in which public officials in Washington violated the Eighteenth Amendment...
Indianapolis. William Jennings Bryan has been officially appointed a delegate to the Presbyterian General Assembly. He may withdraw from the race for Moderator, because in the 133 conventions which the Church has held, only one layman has ever held this position. If Mr. Bryan withdraws, the conservatives will probably nominate Dr. Clarence Macartney, " father " of the now famous Philadelphia overture, in which the General Assembly was petitioned to remove Dr. Fosdick as special preacher at the First Church. The Assembly meets on May 17. It cannot try Dr. Fosdick for heresy, because he is a Baptist, and not subject...