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...years ago, pushed together seats through the press section; a white team (Pittsburg), a grey team (Washington), which had been warming up along the edges of a field earnestly green, looked up at a box wherein Pinchot, Governor of Pennsylvania, stood with a ball in his hand. He threw it as far as he could, and the 1925 World's Series began...
Open football was not resorted to by either team. Only three passes were attempted in the entire game, of which Andover completed one. Harvard's only try failed. The remainder of the game was the exchange of punts interspersed with straight football. Campbell threw in his entire reserve strength during the final quarter in an effort to score, but the strong Andover defense turned the Crimson back...
...hard coal strike commenced Sept. 1, and threw out of work 158,000 men. These highly unionized workers are now enjoying an indefinite autumn vacation. Yet small town merchants in the coal region complain of the brake put on their business...
...India, the coffin of the Maharaja, covered layer upon layer with pure gold, in which he reposed clad in a full state uniform encrusted with jewels, was followed to the cemetery by Sir Hari, barefooted, bareheaded, clad in sackcloth, wearing no jewels. It was publicly cremated while the nobles threw gold continuously into the flames. In penance for his indiscretions, Sir Hari submitted to the worst Indian indignity-the shaving off of his mustache...
...Republican Party in a campaign as a Republican. Certainly party regularity must have something to do with it in a case like this." Anticipating his defeat in the primaries, Roy B. Wilcox, chosen by the regular Republicans, had filed as an independent; nevertheless he 'withdrew. The regular Republicans threw their support to one Edward F. Dithmar, who had not taken part in the primary but had filed as an independent Republican...