Word: fall
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...French Flying Corps now serving in France, was killed in an aerial combat last Tuesday. He was a corporal, and had on repeated occasions distinguished himself for daring and brilliancy of operation. During the offensive that is now in progress, Hoskier engaged a German "Taube" and was seen to fall with his airplane, landing within the German lines...
...play was awarded last fall the prize of $500 offered annually by Mr. John Craig. It is the sixth play to be produced under Mr. Craig's offer to stage the best play submitted each year by members of Professor Baker's course in dramatic composition...
...Porto Rico was granted by Spain because our loyalty had been tested, and it remained unbroken through the many vicissitudes that she had to suffer. We have seen our coasts bombarded and invaded by all her powerful past enemies, England, Holland, France and our country we never allowed to fall under their heels. We welcomed the American flag in 1898 because we believed it, and still believe it, to be a symbol of democracy and justice. It was conceived in that spirit. We want Americans to know the facts of our situation that they may be true to themselves...
...first 18 articles went to press yesterday morning and all the press articles will be in by May 5. The stories that are already in include those on football, fall rowing, hockey and soccer. All the cuts and photographs will be sent to Buffalo about May 1 and will be engraved there...
When the seismograph is sufficiently sensitive it is possible to tell not only the position of the hostile artillery, but also its calibre--the last requiring a practised eye. It is also possible to distinguish in the tremors recorded by the instrument the difference between shocks produced by the fall of projectiles, and those caused by the recoil of the guns. It is through the shock produced by the fall of the projectile that the calibre of the firing battery may be determined...