Word: grand
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...District Attorney's office to act. Everyone expected the intervention and assistance of Federal forces, lately so loudly active in Manhattan. But no one expected what actually happened. The Federals announced that the government could do absolutely nothing. The statement of the Federal Grand Jury read as follows: "Inasmuch as wood alcohol is not a beverage, but a recognized poison (analogous to prussic acid or iodine) and its use and sale are not regulated by any of the Federal laws, we respectfully report that in those particular instances the subject matter is for the consideration of the State authorities...
What the dying Empress whispered in reply could not be heard, but she managed to smile in farewell, and the big Cossack was led away by her physician, sobbing like a broken-hearted child. Present when Death came were the Empress's daughters, Grand Duchess Olga and Grand Duchess Xenia; with the latter's son Prince Vessli, members of the Danish Royal Family, and lastly Prince Dolgouriki, grizzled Major Domo, lifelong friend, faithful servitor...
...this time all Princesses who had become by marriage Tsaritsas of Russia had been exclusively of German origin for a century and a half. But now this precedent was shattered, and the Grand Duke (Crown Prince) Nicholas of Russia chose to wed the little Danish princess. There is no question that they were infatuated. But he was stricken with paralysis before the nuptials could take place. On his death bed the Grand Duke Nicholas called in his fiancee and his bull-necked brother, the Grand Duke Alexander, and bade them wed. They obeyed...
...Astrakhan, Tsar of Poland, Tsar of Siberia, Tsar of Chersonesus in Tauria, Tsar of Georgia, Lord of Pskov and Great Duke of Smolensk, Lithuania, Volhynia, Podolia and Finland, Duke of Estland, Lifland and Kourland, and of Semigallia, Samogitia, Bialostok, Karelia, Tver, Jugoria. Perm, Viatka, Bolgaria and others, Lord and Grand Duke of Novgorod in the Low Country, Tchernigov, Rjasan, Polotzk, Rostov, Jaroslavl, Bialosero, Udoria, Obdoria, Kondia, Bitebsk, Mstislavl and Lord of All Northern Lands and Lord .of Iveria, Kartalinia and Kabarda and Hereditary Lord and Master of the Provinces of Armenia, Circassia and of the Mountain Princes and others, Lord...
Publicity is the sole weapon that cuts the forger's revenue. Unfortunately it is always wielded too late. There may be news in the fact that two days before, ninety-nine merchants and lawyers dropped several grand on bogus tickets but there is no solace if you are the hundredth...