Word: bursting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...much the particular facts, as the tendencies which led to the late war that will be the subject of Professor Fay's investigation. Economic unrest, the spirit of militarism--these are the intangible explosives which burst into the flame of war when once the spark is applied. It is usually the subconscious attitude of a nation that causes its conscious actions. If it is possible to determine the factors causing that subconscious attitude, then the fundamentals of international relations can be understood...
This week at the Central Square theatre one may see and hear Al Jolson in a vocal movie called "Say It With Songs." The only reason that this picture was made at all was in order to give Al Jolson a chance to burst forth from the screen in many of his singing orgies. And if you are a follower of the famous "mammy singer," you should by all means go to see this show. If, on the other hand, you do not like vocal refrain every few minutes throughout the picture, this is not the show...
...excitement. While the party pitched their tents, ate frijoles, Indians gathered on the mountain tops. Oaxaca Indians, though officially Roman Catholics, still honor their old gods. Angry at the desecration of their temple, jealous of the undiscovered treasure, they crept down on the treasure hunters at midnight. With a burst of rifle fire, the Indians attacked. Manuel Morales was instantly killed. Fighting like a wildcat by the body of her brother, Rita Morales fell mortally wounded. The three other members of the party fought their way back to civilization, through with treasure hunting as a vacation sport...
...many weeks past small bombs have been bursting under assorted public buildings in Schleswig-Holstein and North Prussia. Three weeks ago another bomb, the eleventh in the series, burst noisily in the cellar of the German Reichstag at 4 a. m.. breaking many windows. Spurred by offers of a $15,000 reward, German police concentrated on the bombings...
...reported that shortly before each of the bombs burst, witnesses had noticed a Ford sedan streaking down midnight streets and highways. Methodical detectives buckled down to the task of checking every Ford in North Germany. In Itzehoe, Prussia, a suspicious Ford was discovered last week...