Word: adamant
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...dubious. "Originals!" thund ered Jules Mastbaum. The purchase, which involved a year's negotiations with the French Ministry of Beaux Arts and with M. Benedite, venerable curator of the Musee Rodin, includes The Thinker (one of the five bronzes cast from the original mold) and reproductions of Adam and L'Ondre from the group at Rodin's grave. Mr. Mastbaum will lend the collection to the SesquiCentennial Exposition at Philadelphia next year...
...Chicago Institute, a smaller collection to which was recently added the Adam...
This year it rose upon Frances Alda, Beniamino Gigli, Giuseppe de Luca, Adam Didur, upon dancer a la Russe Adolph Bolm. In former years it has risen upon Caruso, Ruffo, Martinelli, Galli-Curci, upon famed and glorious chanteur a la Russe Chaliapin...
...rate, he entered suit to obtain the Cathedral and all that went with it. Receiving a preliminary judgment in his favor, Bishop Adam and his lawyer obtained the assistance of a police bomb squad early in July, attacked Platon, drove him forth. But they overlooked the fact that the judge had granted a stay of judgment to hear Platen's argument; hence their ouster was illegal...
Every Sunday in July was marked by rows and rowdyism within and without the Cathedral. In vain did the Rev. Michael Chervinsky preach. Jeers, hoots, screams from the standing congregation confounded his words. In vain did Bishop Adam defy the courts...