Word: counting
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...last week political forecasters had figured the 72nd House of Representatives (elected last Nov. 4 but not sitting, unless called earlier by the President, until Dec. 7, 1931) as being composed of 217 Democrats, 217 Republicans, and one Farmer-Laborite (TIME, Nov. 17). Last week, however, the final official count in the 10th Illinois district proved that not Democrat William Hesse, but Republican Carl Richard Chindblom had won the right to represent it. Thus the 72nd House last week stood as follows...
...short, lightning-fast left hook that landed on the point of Singer's jaw. The champion went down on. his face and the people who had laid 3 to i knew their money was gone : when a fighter falls on his face he seldom gets up. At the count of seven Singer flopped over on his back. His face was under the ropes and looking up he took hold of the middle rope, pulled himself half erect. But the count had ended and he had lost his title...
...limiting sailors separately. With great acumen the French pointed out that if a nation [Germany, for example] were permitted to have an unlimited naval personnel she might, by the subterfuge of en titling her soldiers "sailors," build up an army of unlimited size. Where do we stand? In vain Count von Bernstorff argued for Germany last week that it would be better for the Com mission to admit failure and go out of existence than to continue to lull the peoples of the world into a false belief that their statesmen are advancing toward Disarmament and Peace. Said a spokes...
...Street. . . . Discovery that K. K. K. stood for 'Ku Klux Kon' has reduced the membership in the Klan from 9,000,000 five years ago to 35,000 now. Tough on the Imperial Wizard and the percentage-boy organizers, but I guess nobody else is weeping ? if we count out the pillow case industry. ... In New Jersey I see the Prohibition administrator is interviewing reporters through a peephole. Sorry, boys. Can't be too careful these days...
English F does not count toward a degree, nor is attendance required, except for those who are reported to the Committee on the Use of English and those making up their deficiencies in English A. No credit is given in any way, and there is no tuition fee. Most of the instruction is given by J. J. Ryan, assistant, and Mr. Harvey...