Word: 36th
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Sultan. "The Sultan is dead. . . ." Death came last week to Mulai Yusef, Sultan of the Shereefian Empire (Morocco), 36th lineal descendant of Ali, cousin and brother-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed. The Sultan died in the 48th year of his life and the 16th of his reign from a violent attack of uremia (his kidneys could not strain off blood poisons), his demise taking place in the Imperial Palace at Fez, one of the four Imperial Capitals...
Clevelanders could not resist humming to themselves as they listened, in their public auditorium of which they are proud, to a male chorus of 4,000 Germans singing Friedrich Rotbardt. It was good singing. It was also a climax of the 36th national Saengerfest of the North American Saengerbund...
Such was the prayer offered last week by Mrs. Chaplain General Matthew Brewster of New Orleans, for deceased national officers, state regents and the 2,067 death roll of the Daughters of the American Revolution, who last week held their 36th "Continental .Congress," at Washington...
...General d'Amade. At the beginning of the War, he, was a major and was rapidly promoted to be General for his brilliant work. At the last German offensive on Rheims, he had under his command the U. S. "Rainbow Division" (42nd) as well as the 2nd and 36th U. S. Divisions, whom he commended in army orders for their valor, spirit, ardor...
...have been added the name of Cloyd H. Marvin, stocky, dynamic onetime aviator, who undertook the presidency of the University of Arizona three years ago at the age of 33. † Dr. Henry Merritt Wriston, History Professor of Wesleyan University, also qualifies; a fortnight ago, the day before his 36th birthday, he was elected President of Lawrence College (Appleton, Wis.). Also Dr. Charles C. Mierow, 42, from...