Word: heard
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Harding '30, J. K. Heard '30, and R. F. Quail '30 will be the speakers, and L. F. Hess sp, will act as alternate. The debate will take place at 8 o'clock in the Lampson Lyceum at New Haven...
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...
Rescue work was continued as night fell. A few moments after midnight tolled there was heard an ominous crash. In another quarter of the city another building had collapsed. It too had been nearing completion, and since the workmen had all gone home to slumber no one was killed. Next morning experts again croaked, "faulty construction." Nervous, superstitious citizens waited for a third building to fall...
...President was not elected by the Chinese people. Most of them have never seen a ballot, and millions have never heard of one. The 17 years of political ferment through which China has passed since the collapse of the Manchu Empire in 1911, have left the nation with nothing so advanced as an electorate. Therefore Marshal Chiang Kai-shek was elected last week by the Central Executive Council of the Nationalist Party, to serve as "President of the Government." Not for a long, weary while will it be possible to democratically elect a "President of China." For the present...
...hewed marble. When Columbus set sail in a tiny caravel, a Fabbricotti was grunting, hoisting marble blocks. When Washington shivered at Valley Forge, a Fabbricotti sweated under a hot sun, polishing and smoothing white stone. When a World War became the echo for an assassin's shot, Fabbricottis heard not. They were quarrying marble...