Word: errors
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Commander John Rodgers, Commander of the PN9 No. 1, which made the attempted flight to Hawaii, declared that the arrangements for the flight were satisfactory, and blamed an error in bearings or a possible error in navigation as the cause of the failure of the flight...
...biography; and he is unfortunate in having reached this point at a time when debunking is the first literary industry in the world. George S. Hellman's "The True Stevenson" was written to overthrow the conception of Stevenson as a whimsical angel. The public has been led into this error by prejudiced biographers; and Mr. Hellman is the son of his time in rejoicing, always without prejudice, over the task of setting the public right...
...From interviews with scores of players, it is fortunately true that George Owen was speaking for himself and was decidedly in error in attempting to speak for the great number of men who participate in this game every fall. I think most of us, however, are quite alarmed over the unparalleled interest in athletic contests, and we are willing to subscribe to the view that the pendulum has swung just a little...
...essential that voters follow accurately the Instructions printed on the ballot. In case of an error in the filling out of a ballot, that ballot will be void only as regards the officer for whom the marking is incorrect. The votes for the other officers on that ballot, if they be correct, will still be valid...
Those who thought that Brown would be so much cream on Colgate's brush owned their error when they saw Jackson Keefer bend even such stiff bristles as the redoubtable Eddie Tryon for gain after gain. Even after Keefer was taken out with a broken rib, Brown stuck to its color. Score: Brown 14, Colgate...