Word: chaires
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...instead of its traditional brown derby that was instantly recognizable, by the flash of gold in the smile, the jaunty salute to the newsgatherers, as Candidate Smith. When the Committee entered, this Candidate, minus fedora and topcoat, put his thumbs in his waistcoat and tilted back in the witness chair with his cigar at a happy angle. The front feet of the chair turned to earth when the questioning began, but the smile remained and the cigar rolled easily about between answers which were not without a certain eager humor. The questions paralleled those asked of Candidate Hoover, though they...
Connoisseurs know that in the lacelike stonework of this Chapel and in its cunningly carved oak chair stalls the English Gothic Style attained its richest and most intricate perfection. The resplendent scene was one to quicken blase hearts, as each Knight mounted to his carved niche, grasped his sword by the blade, and extended its upraised hilt toward the High Altar...
...from mythology, his portraits and historical panoramas, is remembered for being the man who made the best pictures of the Virgin Mary and her son. His portraits of her cool and smiling face have been more often copied than any other painter's; notably the Madonna of the Chair (Pitti Gallery, Florence) and the Sistine Madonna (Dresden...
Last week, having shamed several mediums who nibbled at his bets, Conjurer Dunninger performed his stunts for benefit of press. Trussed up in a leather harness, his hands encased in mittens that were sewn to his sleeves, tied to a chair by a rope of which the knots were sealed with wax, concealing no instruments, he was placed behind a curtain. In front of the curtain was a table on which were placed a pail of hot paraffin, a bucket of water, a pencil and a sheet of paper with three names for identification. When the room was darkened, Conjurer...
...Manila, P. I., is the only electric chair in the Orient. One morning last week it had four occupants in quick succession. All were stalwart brownamoors, members of the traditionally courageous Moro tribe, Mahometans by faith. While robbing a fellow Moro's house 'they had found it necessary to kill the fellow. Accustomed to sharp-edged violence, all four awaited death with proud fortitude, accepting last rites of their faith from Datu Tahil, a Moro Chieftain staying at their prison for inciting a rebellion on Jolo Island. When they saw the chair, three of the condemned men quailed...