Word: fritz
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Died. Fritz Baedeker, 81, President of the firm of Karl Baedeker, publishers of famed tourists' guidebooks; in Leipzig, Germany. At 15, he succeeded his father as head of the firm, brought out English editions of guidebooks printed in German and French, added books until he had covered nearly every country of the civilized world, made his publications nigh indispensable to travelers...
...John Fritz Medal was established in 1902 in honor.of John Fritz, famed iron and steel manufacturer, is awarded annually for important achievements in science or industry...
Finally, the modest, patient subject of two hours of eulogizing, John Frank Stevens of Manhattan, civil engineer, received in his hand the John Fritz* Gold Medal, highest award of the four U. S. national engineering societies?civil, mechanical, electrical, mining-and-metallurgical? for specific achievement in the profession...
...brought Fritz Ebert to the front of his party. His voice was more than once heard in the support of militarism. If Germany won the War, the workers would share in the foreseen prosperity; if Germany lost, the workers would be rid of the Kaiser. Several times he sat in council with the All Highest; and when the War ended and the Kaiser fled, Ebert succeeded Prince Max von Baden as Chancellor. In such a position, he became the logical choice as President of the Republic...
...matters political here under COMMONWEALTH heading; and while I am personally a supporter and admirer of the leader of the other great political party, the Rt Hon. Arthur Meighen, I would be glad to receive a press proof of the cut of MacKenzie King- following the example of the Fritz Kreisler "fan" from East Pittsburgh...