Word: happening
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...same man went aboard the U. S. S. Washington when she was sunk in carrying out the disarmament agreement, and sat in a chair or her deck to learn first-hand what would happen when a 2000-pound bomb was exploded along-side...
...come down to things that happen more quickly than action by the legislature, this week sees the appearance in Boston of two men, eminently worth while, culturally speaking, who if box office returns are to be trusted, will fill two of the largest auditoriums in Boston--Emil Ludwig and Count Keyserling. That such visitors can rival "Bossy" Gillis as a drawing card shows that the spark of culture, at least, is not lacking, and proves once more the advantage which Harvard men enjoy over their collegues in institutions more richly endowed by nature but not in educational opportunity...
...displayed in all of his previous works, is that of implying the presence of profundities, tragedies, actions which he is presumably unable to state. His prolixity makes a dark and impenetrable screen around his stories; the only suspense is that of waiting for something to be said, something to happen. In The Last Post, as in the three preceding volumes (Some Do Not, No More Parades, A Man Could Stand Up) of the series which it concludes, the story veers and sways, the characters faint and reappear. Christopher Tietjens, who loves Valentine Wannop, watches his wife Sylvia practice unfaithfulness...
...necessity from their innate nature place difficulties in the way of their inclusion in a column such as the Student Vagabond. The Vagabond is designed to be of use to those who, having their schedule of courses complete, wish to drop in occasionally on lectures the subjects of which happen to catch their interest. It is a matter of comparative case to find subjects in History, the Fine Arts or Literature which may be listened to with profit and pleasure by those having only a very general background of knowledge of the subject. In the sciences it is almost impossible...
...more than $10,000,000 left of the $75,000,000 received from the bonds which Kuhn, Loeb & Co. recently sold for his company (TIME, Dec. 5) and last week he was bargaining with Inland Steel officials. Said he: "The negotiations have reached a stage that anything might happen, but a merger is not likely." Nor is a purchase impossible...