Word: grand
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Later at a Grand Fete in the gardens of His Majesty's palace, a special detachment of police gently prodded stray Parliamentarians who forgot that they were not robed and proceeded to squat upon the ground, though chairs abounded...
Since Aug. 1, membership in the mighty Associated Press has been granted to the Newport, Ark. Independent; Yreka, Calif. News; Sanford, Fla. Signal and Times; Sterling, Ill. Daily Gazette; Cherokee, Ia. Daily Times; Grand Haven, Mich. Tribune; Charlottesville, Va. Daily Progress; Two Rivers, Wis. Reporter and Chronicle; Mexico City El Universal Grafico...
Abbott Lawrence Lowell, economist, president of Harvard University, a millionaire, was chagrined last week. A Federal grand jury investigation revealed that swindlers had obtained $70,000 from him in farm loan frauds...
Charles Gates Dawes, 63, and his brother, Rufus Dawes, 61, and their families, went to Grand Manitoulin Island, Georgian Bay, Canada, to catch fish with their brother, Beman Dawes, 58. En route, in Milwaukee, Charles Gates Dawes said: "It looks like Hoover...
...allotted to Bogoljubow, the latter made no lunge for the seat which he had vacated. In his mind the board was quite as clear as though he had it placed before him. He was not worried. All he needed was a draw to win first place in the International Grand Masters Tournament, to repeat his triumph gained at Moscow three years before. On the 36th move he succeeded; achieved a situation which his opponent could not prevent his repeating ad infinitum if the aggressor wished...