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...moved to Tennessee from Virginia where he was born in 1793. As a lad he spent much of his time with the Cherokee Indians. At 20, he began moving on his own account. He joined the Army and served in the War of 1812. At the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, serving as an ensign, he was shot in the thigh with a barbed arrow. He ordered a soldier to pull it out, but the man couldn't, so he drew his pistol and threatened: "If you don't pull it out, I'll shoot you." When...
...freedom of speech of individuals during the Great War. "The real value of freedom of speech is not to the minority that wants to talk, but to the majority that wants to listen", he said. "Therefore, those of us who value the preservation of an intelligent public opinion must bend every effort to the end that there shall be no next...
Notre Dame de South Bend, Ind., was a ruthless hostess to the Georgia Technicians, sending them home sorely battered, 34 to 3, a score characteristic of the potential national champions. The Georgian linemen were hardly impressive, permitting substitutes and regulars alike to pass them by with great frequency. But in the Georgian backfield, Fullback Douglas Wycoff covered himself with the day's indvidual glory. His best effort was a 47-yard run to Notre Dame's 1-yard line, an effort cheated ironically by Time, which ended the game as Wycoff came to earth...
...Crown Prince: The memory of our fallen and badly wounded comrades should be a lasting summons to us to bend every effort toward bringing our beloved Fatherland from the depths to the heights...
...race was won by the twelfth Earl's horse, Sir Peter Teazle. King Edward won the race three times. The late Duke of Westminster's horse, Bend Or, won it four times. American victors: Pierre Lorillard with Iroquois in 1881; William C. Whitney with Volodyovski in 1901 ; Richard Croker with Orby in 1907; H. B. Duryea with Durbar...