Word: bursts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Quite vanquished him; then burst his heart...
...occasion, near the front, Major Hurley failed to salute General Pershing. The A. E. F. commander ordered him back, berated him. Six years later Mr. Hurley, civilian, burst jovially in upon General Pershing in his Washington office, defied being made to salute again. Gen eral Pershing was amused...
...their faith in us-when I come here and have to listen to a Minister of Labor telling us she has to steel her heart against a demand for ?50,000 to alleviate the worst form of suffering amidst the poorest of the poor! It makes me almost burst with indignation at the dishonesty of politics...
...calm of Apia was suddenly burst and rocked by an explosion within the Carnegie. Commander Ault was hurled past the masts, into the sea, dead. The Carnegie took fire, burned herself and five nearby ships beyond salvage...
...potent presidents of eastern railroads. Next came 22 industrial tycoons, who promised not to cut wages if Labor would not demand increases. Afterward they circulated about the White House lobby, gave newsmen their views on the soundness of business, their confidence in its future. Henry Ford, in a shrewd burst of economic optimism, announced he would raise all his workers...