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Pittsburgh. Despite rain Mr. George had an enthusiastic welcome from Pittsburghians. His inevitable speech was based on his visions of the last war and the one which he declared is coming. Taking his cue from Camille Desmoulins, "the journalist of the French Revolution," who, when hundreds of people were being guillotined, suggested one committee of mercy among the innumerable committee for this and that, Mr. George remarked: " Oh, for God's sake, let us have a committee of mercy in the world to put an end to war and slaughter, its folly, its terrors, and the despair which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Ex-Premier's Progress | 11/5/1923 | See Source »

There is a first and second prize in each tournament. A cup will be awarded to the winner and a cue to the runner...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EXPECT FORTY WILL ENTER UNION BILLIARD TOURNAMENT | 11/3/1923 | See Source »

...America took her cue from England, but was slow at first to delve into scientific research, but having once caught the swing and realized the opportunities open she soon took her place among the greatest of nations rated according to their accomplishments in fields of chemistry and physics. At the time of the beginning of the World War in 1914 England had many of the most famous scientists working and developing new fields of study, but in that war these men as well as the younger men who had chosen these fields were called and a majority of them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VISITING CHEMIST SAYS U. S. LEADS IN SCIENCE | 10/16/1923 | See Source »

Harvard Freshmen vs Springfield Freshmen: Jackson (S), Donnell (S), Swede (H), Smyth (H), McCabe (S), Cue (S), Shaw (H), Gordon (H), Teele (H), Dowling (H), Hewitt (H), Lane (S), Jonah (S), Wilson (S), Time: 17 minutes, 6 seconds. Distance: 3 1-4 miles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOUR FIRST PLACES WIN FOR CRIMSON RUNNERS | 10/13/1923 | See Source »

...part of Spain, supported by the Holy Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria), to recover her South American colonies which had revolted. Canning, British Prime Minister, proposed that Great Britain and the U. S. join in blocking this move. The U. S. declined to coöperate, but this act gave the cue to Secretary Adams, who drew up the famous declaration forbidding foreign powers to intervene in the affairs of independent American states, or to attempt colonization in the western hemisphere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A History Lesson | 9/10/1923 | See Source »

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