Word: grand
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...before the Federal Government. The majority report of the Committee (made by four members) declared that the indictment was unjustified. The minority report (made by one member, Senator Sterling of South Dakota) declared the indictment was justified on the basis of such facts as had been presented to the grand jury...
...Chapel of Henry VII at Westminster Abbey, the ancient ceremony of "redeeming the sword" was held by the Knights of the Grand Cross of The Most Honorable Order of The Bath, created in 1399 by Henry IV. The ceremony takes place on the installation of new Knights. Ten Knights (Earl Beatty, Earl Haig, Earl of Ypres, Lord Southborough, Lord Chalmers, General Sir William Mackinnon, Sir George Buchanan, Viscount Esher, Sir Joseph Ridgeway, Lord Stamfordham) in plumed caps, wondrously colored robes, wearing massive gold chains and bejeweled stars, offered their swords to the Dean of West minster, and made...
...sheik-like youth, asked permission to sit down. The monarchs assented graciously, the three talked much and at the time of parting said Manuel: "I am the King of Portugal." "I," said the Shah, "am the Shah of Persia." "Good night, gentlemen," answered the unruffled Frenchman, "The Grand Mogul bids you adieu...
Alexander Woollcott: "Mistinguett . . . that grand old lady of the Paris music halls . . . made an uneventful revue interesting...
Rodman Wanamaker, patron, Maecenas of modern U. S. Art, presented a huge evening of endemic tone-fancies in the Grand Court of the John Wanamaker store. The soloists were Marie Sundelius of the Metropolitan Company, soprano, and Leopold Stokowski, conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, who appeared on this occasion as an orator. The resources of the great Wanamaker organ, a military band, and a large chorus were also called into play...