Word: flagging
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...passing Syrians with long whips. A fine way to pacify them! . . . I visited Enrico Caruso's tomb while in Italy, and was surprised to find his perfectly embalmed corpse lying in a glass sarcophagus, clad in evening clothes. . . . He almost appeared alive. . . The attendant who raised the American flag which covered the sarcophagus demanded one lira (4¢) as his fee. . . . I am sure that this traffic is not sanctioned by Caruso's widow...
Handel's Hallelujah Chorus burst the air, the Grand Union Cambridge flag was unfurled from the flagstaff of Independence Hall?the same flag General Washington hoisted for the Colonial Army on Jan. 2, 1776?21 bombs burst in air, a company of Colonial troops stood at attention, 100,000 people crammed Independence Square and Chestnut Street...
...such quaint but archaic legal curiosities as "gavelkind," "Borough English" and "copyhold." "Grand and petty sergeantry," however, has not been tampered with. In consequence, the Dukes of Wellington will continue to hold the estate of Strathfieldsaye from the King in consideration of the presentation to him of a British flag, annually, on the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo...
...cooperates in selecting sites for monuments, makes plans for their dedication and memorial, and keeps them cleaned and decorated. At his command, the United States flag flings its challenge of pride from the tops of public buildings, or at half mast expresses grief at the loss of a patriot...
...Bokanowski declared publicly: "Premier Briand was victorious be- cause of his accomplishment at Locarno. He cannot, however, carry many more cargoes under that flag...