Word: fallen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Straton has been a vigorous foe of the modern dancing, through his investigations causing the arrest of several proprietors of New York dancing palaces. He believes that a dance craze has fallen upon the American people, and following along in its wake are drinking and licentiousness...
...cause of the fall of the franc was a German "offensive," operating from Amsterdam. Poincare asserted that German business houses, using 13 billions of French notes held outside of France as "a means of maneuver," had stimulated an artificial fall by false quotations. He said that "bear" gamblers had fallen into the trap and that the franc was persecuted on exchange in London, New York, Amsterdam, Vienna, Milan. In time the movement was reflected in Paris, by wide dumping of National Defense Bonds and "short" selling by importers to protect themselves from the falling exchange...
...artist) humbly accepts one of the poet's discarded mistresses until, having fallen in love with her, he suddenly discovers that the poet has done more than dally with complexes. Meanwhile the poet is gushing amours to the artist's sister. Romantic, she believes his lovemaking goes no further than moonlight and roses; but a kiss he snatches at a midnight rendezvous opens her eyes. She considers him carnally voluptuous. Then a threatened operation for the vapid mother makes this flapper understand how precious Mother and her fogey ideas really are. Bathos...
...Volstead law is unconstitutional as proved by Elihu Root, Republican. "It is true that the United States Supreme Court did not agree with Mr. Root, but Root is superior to most of the members of that court- especially since most of them have fallen into dotage...
...conclusion, Mr. Forbes emphasized the fact that since within the last few years many of the art treasures of Europe had been imported to this country, the preservation of them has fallen upon this country as an inescapable responsibility...