Word: handedness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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In London an always dramatic scene in the House of Commons is when the Prime Minister says he has "a message from His Majesty the King, signed by His Majesty's own hand," then bows thrice to the Speaker of the House and hands it up to be read...
Somewhat puzzled were London wiseacres as to whether this Honors List, which ordinarily would have come out on New Year's Day, was just about as it would have been if issued by King Edward, or had been severely pruned of numbers of his friends. Various stars and orders...
When at last came the news that the Supreme Court had handed down 13 Death sentences but spared "That Monkey" Radek and three other self-confessed arch-traitors last week, the crowds in the Moscow alleys were at first stupefied, incredulous. Had not Radek just been called by everyone such...
Questioned as to Mrs. Macfadden's version of the case, they said that the letter quoted was a crude forgery which a blackmailer had prepared for the embarrassment of Mrs. Macfadden. They also said that two letters were actually written by Mrs. Macfadden to Governor Hoffman's secretary...
It will have to be extremely mild, the coaches say, but if the crews are launched it will be the earliest since 1927. That year a crew was put on the water on January 13 for a short while, but a heavy frost set in soon afterwards. Nineteen eleven was...