Word: honorers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Oftedal of Milwaukee be assured that rescued jackass Nobile means no gain to the world, but men of the north will forever honor Roald Amundsen, son of the vikings, who died as he lived-a hero...
...Indians used to build. No lawn and scant shrubbery relieve the austere approach. Within, all is spacious and gracious, the solidly furnished home of the family of a man of large affairs. Here lives Nominee Hoover. Hither he was returning last week to await formal notification of his high honor...
...mind was free, his troubles over. He felt, no matter what Mrs. Shaver might say about Democratic iniquities, at peace with his fellow creatures. He sent a telegram to the directors of the Wildwood Club, saying: "Fortunate indeed is the golf course which can claim the honor of a great bird that can outbid the game in interest. Millions of Americans have never seen a fish hawk. In the interest of all these and all outdoor lovers, including those who fill your course, spare this bird, spare its nest...
...Henry Honywood Curtis-Bennett: "I do not want it supposed that the police have done anything of which they are ashamed. ... If you impute bad faith to these officers of Scotland Yard, everything becomes possible. But if you assume that there are at Scotland Yard certain traditions of honor not likely to be broken, then other matters become much clearer...
...basin was formally inaugurated by President Doumergue on the quay, and ebulliently toasted at a champagne banquet aboard the French liner Paris. There Neptune, confronted by a noble fare, beamingly exchanged his metaphysical Trident for a fork, and proved once more that his control over unruly liquids is an honor to France...