Word: armes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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James K. Hackett, actor: " Golfing at Fontainebleau, I completely missed a ball, spun around several times, fell heavily on my right side, and broke my arm in two places above the elbow...
...Haven Hospital, suffering from internal hemorrhage. One was an obstetrical case, the other a man with a liver punctured in an automobile accident. Blood was drawn off from the sites of the hemorrhages, filtered and reinjected, with citrate to prevent coagulation, in the veins of the arm. The operation is rare...
...Never in our history as a nation have we occupied a more negative position in the affairs of Europe than today. . . . Our Governmental arm seems paralyzed so far as help in that direction is concerned. . . . There are more causes of war existing in Europe today than there were in January, 1914. . . ." As for a World Court, " it is a wise and progressive policy that is needed and not the laggard motion of a court...
...situation when the convention opened: Cappellini?the man who lost his right arm in a coal mine, got scant damages, went away for two years, educated himself, learned English, and came back as one of the most formidable leaders of the miners ?Cappellini, young, black-haired, impulsive, hating the mine owners, was there, supported by a delegation which the moderates feared might control the convention. He was the man who led the fight against acceptance of the terms on which the five months' strike of last year was terminated. Opposed to him was Lewis, the big boss, who barely...
Tests given the new Garand (semiautomatic rifle) at the Aberdeen proving grounds in Maryland were so successful that there is prospect of developing a valuable new arm for the infantry. The new rifle approximates the 1903 Springfield in weight and size. It has an automatic ejector to discharge the empty shells and reload, but it is necessary to pull the trigger for every shot...