Word: actions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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None would allow himself to survive the disgrace of defeat in the coming action. . . . When battle came, the Admiral stood for a whole day unscathed on the bridge of his flagship, while half the officers who stood with him were hit by fragments of shells. . . . Forced to display a valor equally prodigious, his captains did not fail him. . . . Port Arthur fell.* Colossal Russia reeled. Minute Japan took rank among the mighty. From that day began in earnest the struggle for sea power which placed Japan at the Washington Conference (1921) on a 3 5-5† basis ± with...
...silent man, he reputedly took leave of his wife on the occasion of his departure for the Port Arthur action with the words: "Madame, be so good as to take excellent care of my dogs." When he returned, a world hero, his one extravagance was to purchase from the court photographer the sole negative of himself then in existence in Japan. From this the photographer had been making prints of the Admiral which he sold at a high price. Togo, having purchased the negative, destroyed it, saying:. "I am shocked to find that people . . . spend money on the portrait...
...Atlantic City. She goes to Cliff's suburban home as the family guest, there to encounter feminine intrigue: Cliff's two sisters eager for his money. During the downpour of a domestic storm, Daisy blossoms forth a late but hardy bride. As usual, Mr. Kelly subordinates action to characterization and dialogue, with the result that his play moves slowly. As usual, Mr. Kelly's protagonists tell Mr. Kelly's antagonists just where, in Kellyese, to get off. As usual, Mr. Kelly's audience grunts acquiescently and audibly, nods knowingly, applauds heartily, gives evidence that...
Freshmen not out for other sports at present will, for the most part, sign up for the indoor game. Candidates not making the first squad are assured of plenty of action in the interclass competition to be initiated this winter...
...Crimson line and backfield respectively, are also on the doctor's list but should be in uniform again by Thursday. Both were badly battered in the course of the game and French also received a severe blow on the head which finally forced his with drawl from action...