Word: drews
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...counsel for various Massachusetts labor unions, explained to the members of the Legal. Aid Bureau many interesting phases of that branch of the state law. His talk was made dramatic and interesting by illustrations from the many cases which he has handled personally, and from literature. In conclusion he drew several humorously striking contrasts between modern Massachusetts law firms and such creations of Dickens as "Spenlow and Jorkins" or "Dodson and Fogg...
Sidney Franklin (Frumkin), famed Brooklyn bullfighter, returned last week to Mexico City, scene of his first taurine exploits, failed to win official recognition as a full Matador de Toros.* Luck was against him. The three bulls which he drew from the corral were spiritless. They died more in sorrow than in anger, gave him small chance to display his talents. More successful was another novillero, a handsome 19-year-old boy billed as Liceaga. Liceaga's first bull was small but excessively pugnacious. Stepping in the ring he displayed great showmanship by flourishing his muleta, dedicating the bull...
...stars."† The quiet voice belonged to Sir James Hopwood Jeans, famed Cambridge astronomer-mathematician. Two months ago he had described his bubble universe in a notable lecture to British scientists and students at Cambridge. Most of them were alraedy familiar with the facts behind the cosmic picture he drew. Dr. Einstein in his original relativity theory stated that space is curved by the matter it contains, that the size of the finite universe is dependent upon matter. Abbé Lemaître, Belgian mathematician, investigated Einstein's universe, found that it would be unstable, would necessarily either expand...
...from Tegucigalpa was the appearance of one Ramiro Dominguez, second-rate Mexican matador. Major Geyer attended in a ringside seat. Attempting to execute a difficult passade, Matador Dominguez became entangled in his cape, slipped, fell prone before the charging animal. Without an instant's hesitation Major Geyer drew his service pistol, dropped the bull with a single bullet between the eyes. The air was rent with cheers for quickwitted Tauricide Geyer, mingled with boos for slovenly Tauromach Dominguez...
...Jacksonville, Fla., Moody Gibbs and Allen Posey, blackamoors, decided to settle with fisticuffs a dispute over a woman. They . appointed two seconds: Marion Campbell, James Wise. As they battled their seconds were carried away with excitement, quarreled, drew guns, shot each other. One second died, the other was badly wounded...