Word: dens
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Noiseless as spectres, Delano and the two maidens slid into the [ruffians' den]; and the young lieutenant . . . instantly singled out the chief from among his sleeping comrades, and with one fierce thrust, sent his cutlass directly through his body, and with such force, that the keen weapon was deeply sunk in the floor." The climax of The Signal; or, The King of the Blue Isle, by E. Curtiss Hine, was at hand. When Delano had finished his bloody work, "three hundred corpses lay strewn about the room...
...fears of what might happen in Berlin fizzled out on the rainy, flag-draped Unter den Linden (see INTERNATIONAL). The West had shown again that courage, calmness and determination could save Berlin...
...Storm Troopers. By Whitsunday eve, Berlin looked tense. Armored cars, troops and police patrolled the border between the Eastern and Western sectors. On the big day, the Communist youngsters were awakened by buglers before dawn. By 7 they had begun to march down Unter den Linden toward the Lustgarten. The route of march was plastered with flags and big propaganda posters, depicting the standard Russian heroes (Lenin, Stalin, Mao Tse-tung) and evil-looking "dollar imperialists." One poster showed a trio of capitalist exploiters in Edwardian garb, complete with grey toppers. With the kids marched 10,000 grim-faced "Special...
...Senate also opened debate yesterday on a bill to liberalize the law governing entrance of displaced persons into the United States, but this bill has not yet reached a final vote. Senator McCarrun, Den., of Nevada, leads the opposition to the bill...
...damned Socialist . . . Republican, absolutely no good . . . Political agitator, always roasting party about taxes . . . Very insulting to Democrats. Says we are a den of thieves ... He votes all right now but the least thing may happen and he may change . . . Received favors, but proved ingrate...