Word: emperor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Heaven's Cousin. In Tokyo the Son of Heaven, bespectacled Emperor Hirohito, was advised by Prince Saionji, the Last of the Genro or "Elder Statesmen," to bring the Army under stricter Imperial control last week and did so, appointing as Chief of Staff his right royal cousin, fierce-mustached Field Marshal Prince Kotohito Kanin...
...Paros is a pretender to the Greek throne, the idolized head of a world-wide Society which is gradually getting Greece under its control. Thayer becomes Paros' henchman, surrenders his wife, sinks himself in the Society's work. Eventually, a mere devil for organization, he makes Paros Emperor of the U. S., himself takes the omnipotent job of Attorney General. Then he has a series of field-days working off old grudges, boosting what he regards as worthy objects. Prohibition is immediately repealed. Taking a tip from the noble experiment, Thayer revivifies the moribund book business by prohibiting...
...Reign of the Emperor Paul," Mr. Vernadsky, Boylston...
...Reign of the Emperor Paul," Mr. Vernadsky, Boylston...
...nation fell upon hard days, for the bugle of Napoleon was loud in the land. What Russia and Austria could not do the Emperor of France seemed all too easily able to bring about. The Prussian flag lay furled as the world stared on at Prenzlau, Ratkau and Auerstadt. A handful of men stormed over Europe shouting "The Old Guard neither dies nor surrenders," and Prussia shivered in the Baltic fogs. In Prussia at this time dwelt an old man, who later gave his name to a fine boot, who was to see them do both...