Word: hangings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...would be a mistake to think that the Field Marshal was as popular as he had been. He did not regain his old popularity until (when Lloyd George's slogan of "Hang the Kaiser" was still being seriously regarded) he offered to place himself at the disposal of the Allies to stand trial in place of the ex-Emperor. All Germany resounded with his praise. Whenever Hindenburg appeared in public, he was the centre of a friendly demonstration and, on his birthdays, sausages, sauerkraut and beer found their way in vast quantities to his Hanover home...
...Hindenburg was undoubtedly elected not for one definite purpose, but for a variety of reasons: he was the one man whom all Germany respected; his reputation did not hang purely on political triumphs; his name was one to conjure back the former glory of the nation. He was thrust into office by an accidental combination of anti-communistic parties...
...York World said editorially : "Time must hang a little heavy in Geneva...
When Chapman was finally sentenced to hang, the editorial pages wound up the affair with: "Served him right," "Thus always with malefactors," "Now will you be good," "A splendid example of American justice," and similar sentiments reminiscent of the great days of Harry K. Thaw, Nicky Arnstein and "Lefty Louie...
...lower house of the Missouri Legislature, last week, passed by vote of 101 to 15 a bill providing that person convicted of robbery in the first degree be sentenced, at the discretion of th trial judge, to hang, to life imprisonment or to a prison sentence of not less than 20 years. The author of the bill Representative Henry, in urging its passage, said : "People are afraid to go to Kansas City, St. Louis and other cities for fear of the robbers and armed thugs...