Word: 23rd
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Died. Mary Scott Lord Dimmick Harrison, 89, widow of Benjamin Harrison, 23rd U.S. President; in Manhattan. A niece of Harrison's first wife, she helped out as White House hostess during her aunt's last illness, married Harrison in 1896, 3½ years after her aunt's death, three years after Harrison left the White House...
Last week, with his rabbit's foot dangling at his belt, Roanoke's champ coolly sized up 39 rival deadeye marbles champs from Montana to Georgia. Larry had to lick them all to win the 23rd annual National Marbles Tournament at Wildwood...
...born in another century," mused Henry Agard Wallace, answering a poll by This Month magazine, "I would prefer the 21st, the 22nd, the 23rd or the 24th . . . assuming that we learn how to control atomic power for peace...
...once, no one seemed to be carrying any books. The Vagabond began to whistle, stopped once self-consciously, but with a "what the hell," began again, emitting a slightly flat but very spirited "With Crimson in triumph flashing." Vag was prepared to face the world -- this Saturday, the 23rd of November...
...number of immigrants will be on hand the afternoon of the 23rd of November to watch the meeting of the Crimson and the Blue, but the star gazers up at the University Observatory will be concentrating on the meeting of the sun and the moon, which they announce will occur at approximately the same time...