Word: behind
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Franz von Papen ended the War as a liaison officer on the Near Eastern Front. In the retreat of the Turks and Germans from Palestine he again left behind some valuable papers which fell into British hands. They, too, showed payments to U. S. agents. London was cabled for instructions. Legend has it that London replied: "Forward papers. If von Papen is captured do not intern; send him to a lunatic asylum...
With the Confederacy's collapse, Stevens was the driving force behind all measures to grant the Negro full citizenship, to hold the South in military bondage. When Johnson opposed him with Lincoln's moderate policies, Stevens organized his impeachment, marshalled the Republican radicals, browbeat the wavering, traded and intrigued. Failure to impeach Johnson was a severe blow to the aging, implacable Stevens. Shortly afterwards he died. He was buried in a Negro cemetery -"not from any natural preference for solitude," says his epitaph, "but finding other cemeteries limited by charter rules as to race, I have chosen this...
...Louvre, Author Padover unearthed a forgotten drawing by P'ainter-Revolutionist David, who voted for his king's death. It showed hunted Louis and his family crammed into the little cage in the Assembly, Louis wolfing a chicken behind the bars while the shocked rabble point. Mortified Marie Antoinette ate no food that day. When the Bourbons were restored, David, then a successful society artist, hastily rubbed out the chicken...
...methods and styles can be easily traced to the rapid-fire advances made during the 19th century. But they are of considerable value and should be highly praised because of the fresh and stimulating way in which they carry on a tradition, the beginnings of which are not far behind us. In the hands of the great majority of contemporary artists, the cubism of Cezanne, the effective grotesqueness of Van Gogh, and the myriad contributions of other men too numerous to mention, have taken on a prosaic and domestic dullness. A tradition, in order to thrive, must be continued...
...mediocre Cornell nine which had chalked up its first victory of the season over Boston College Friday displayed an unbeatable brand of ball Saturday afternoon at Soldiers Field behind Walt Sickles' four-hit pitching to vanquish Harvard's league leading team...