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...fascinating area. In 1653 John Betts who lived on the Holyoke-Winthrop corner was tried for murdering his servant with a plough-staff. We can imagine the master's feelings when, although not found legally guilty, he was made to stand at the gallows for an hour with a rope about his neck, and then submit to a severe whipping...
After the Gould trio had landed among the icy mountains, pegged down their plane and set up their tent, a fierce wind rose from the north. Their indicator showed it roaring 85 m. p. h. The wind grew stronger. The plane bobbed up and down against its stay ropes. Stronger the wind. Gould, holding a rope, "was blown straight out like a flag." The men hugged the ice, dug knives into it to keep from blowing away. "The wind bellowed and shrieked at us. Pieces of snow, big lumps, began to hit us. They were pieces of packed snow from...
...clock tomorrow night in the regular Sunday evening entertainment offered there. Reinhart will talk on "The Aspects of the Magician's Life", and will illustrate his talk freely. He will also relate the history of sleight of hand artists and has promised to expose some of the famous Indian rope tricks. Reinhart has appeared on previous University occasions, having showed his tricks at the Instrumental Club concerts...
...eliminates the rope-jumping antics of one Jack Sharkey, "logical contender for the heavyweight championship of the world", the bill at the Keith Memorial Theatre this week is found to be above the average presentation of vaudeville houses...
Cannell intends, however, that every candidate shall put in a consistent amount of football training work on his own initiative. He urges backs, ends, and centers to keep their arms in shape and concentrate on the passing game. The linemen are to skip rope three times a week for a half hour. This plan has never been tried before...