Word: band
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Dromahair, County Leitrim, a band of republicans burnt the court house and looted the stores, carrying away quantities of foodstuffs and clothes. A fight at Headford, Galway, resulted in four rebels dead and four Free State troops wounded. At Glencar, South Kerry, another clash was reported, resulting in five rebels being killed and two being taken prisoners...
...implies, to train the young idea in the first place as to shoot it later. And there ought to be more noise about the whole business. He recalls somebody's visit to Copenhagen and his unidentified surprise at seeing a parade of school children behind a brass band and surrounded by a shouting populace, and all to celebrate the graduation of a high school class. It does not appear, however, that Mr. Broun's in- formant understood Danish-or the meaning of the shouts...
...specialities were exceedingly well received. The jazz band, the instrumental specialties by M. H. Harris '24 and J. H. S. Moynahan '24, and the vocal duets by B. S. Cogan '23 and R. P. Bullard '24 were given encore after encore. The musical numbers were also well received, the best liked being "Won't You Marry Me", "Cuddle Up", "I Thing It's Wonderful", "Southern Shore", and "Back to Back...
...annual Worcester concert and dance of the University Band will take place tonight at the Hotel Bancroft under the auspices of the Harvard Club of Worcester. The program includes a cornet solo by Hugo Bair '25, and a specialty act of selected popular numbers. The band will go to Worcester by special car, returning after the dance which follows the concert program. Music for the dancing will be furnished by the band's jazz orchestra "Addison Simmons' Collegians...
...were saved. The embankment round the city is holding and there is no fear of its crumbling. King Feisal is said to be personally responsible for saving the palace and the cultivated land near it. His bodyguard, under his supervision and spurred on by encouraging strains from an Arab band, repaired damage to the embankment encircling the royal property...