Word: withdrawal
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Although W. S. Bristowe, captain of the Cambridge two-mile relay team, has been forced to withdraw from the carnival, the Englishmen will still be very dangerous foes in the sprints and mile relay event. R. G. Allen '26, J. E. Merrill '24, L. L., Robb '25, and F. P. Kane '26 will run for Harvard in the latter race, which will be held on Saturday...
...minor scene occurred when Mr. Masterman, Liberal, made a request for information to Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Snowden. The Chancellor thought the request offensive and said: "My right honorable friend can understand from the answer exactly what his intelligence enables him to apprehend." Thereupon loud cries of "Withdraw!" rent the air. The speaker said he did not think the question was offensive and the Opposition (Conservative) and Liberal cries turned to cheers...
...next meeting the Ministry proposed an amendment to the bill which placed the burden of paying the rent of unemployed tenants on the local poor authorities. Liberal and Conservative leaders begged the Ministry to withdraw the refusal. It refused. A vote was taken. Some of the Liberals did not vote. Others joined the Conservatives in opposing the measure, and the Ministry was defeated...
Last week Representative John W. Langley of Kentucky, one of the two men, was indicted with others for conspiracy to withdraw liquor illegally. Representative Frederick N. Zihlman of Maryland, the other man accused by the Chicago grand jury, was not indicted. Thereupon the House committee took up its own investigation, handling the Zihlman case first, in order that the Langley case might have time to go through the courts...
Honduran de facto troops fired on the blue-jackets but no one was hurt. An apology was offered, claiming that a "mistake" had been made; and the sailors were requested to withdraw. The Minister replied that they would remain until order was restored...