Word: harrison
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Cried Democratic Gunner Harrison of Mississippi: "I come from a part of the country where people don't believe much in working Saturday afternoon. I share that view. We have had long hours here. Let's see some football, take an auto ride, play golf. We need recreation...
...Orleans, daughter of Thomas W. Davey, theatrical manager. Aged 3, she appeared in Richard III; aged 15, she was starred with her own company. She has played Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Becky Sharp, Salvation Nell, many an Ibsen heroine. In 1890 she married theatrical director Harrison Grey Fiske who still stages her productions. Eight years ago she gave up tragic, wearing parts, but later rallied to play Ibsen's Ghosts. She wears no real furs or feathers, eats no flesh. In 1925 she said: "Society is so organized as to make it seem necessary for thousands...
...political reputation as a radical. Col. Lindbergh has comfortable, conservative political views, if any. Many another son has followed his father into high office. Only one President's son has become President (John Adams-John Quincy Adams); only one President's grandson has become President (William Henry Harrison-Benjamin Harrison). But two Senators' sons now sit in the Senate: Frederick Hale of Maine whose sire was the late great Eugene Hale (1836-1918) and Robert Marion La Follette of Wisconsin, the Peter Pannish offspring of sturdy "Battle Bob" (1855-1925). In the House today is found...
...summary: EXETER HARVARD 1933 Seton, g. g., Fitch Ringsley, Gomez, r.f.b. l.f.b., Waters Condict, Bernuth, l.f.b. r.f.b., Vandermark Brooks, r.h.b. l.h.b., Martin Robinson, c.h.b. c.h.b., Gallaway, Grossman Thompson, l.h.b. r.h.b., Denison Gilbert, r.o.f. l.o.f., Williams, Ossorio Weaver, Harrison, r.i.f. k.l.f., Eaton Hixon, c.f. c.f., Lindsey, Heard King, Hausserman, l.i.f. r.i.f., Schumacher Sugimura, l.o.f. r.o.f., Hasbrouck...
...Ingalls, Assistant Secretary of The Navy for Aeronautics: "Consider this achievement of inestimable value to aviation." Edward Pearson Warner, Editor of Aviation, Mr. Ingalls' predecessor in the Navy Department : ''An epic of aviation. Nothing approaching its importance has been accomplished within the past two years." Thurman Harrison Bane, chief of The Aviation Corp.'s technical staff: "Doolittle's flight marks the first stage in man's conquest of flying in fog, now aviation's greatest obstacle." Charles Sherman ("Casey") Jones, president of Curtiss Flying Service: "The mechanical perfection of the new instruments employed...