Word: informality
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...children of a morganatic marriage are legitimate and the marriage, though it confers no rank upon the lesser party, is valid to the extent of precluding any other legal union while it exists. Individuals such as "Prince Louis de Bourbon," self-styled "brother of the King of Spain," often inform gullible pressmen that they are the result of a morganatic union, though another term would be more appropriate...
...messages poured in, Wilhelm remained pale but self possessed. He asked whether enough troops remained loyal for him to retreat with them to Berlin for a last stand. General Groner again spared Feldmarschall von Hindenburg the necessity of a reply. At last the Kaiser spoke: "Inform Prince Max that I abdicate as Emperor of Germany but not as King of Prussia...
...CRIMSON plans to hold annual competitions for school publications are in accord with its policy of establishing a closer contact between the University and the schools, and also of keeping the schoolboys informed of the happenings at Harvard not only in the line of athletic events. The latter is accomplished by means of the newsletter which is sent out every week, and the news cards which inform the editors of school papers whenever a graduate of his school gains some sort of distinction at the University...
...Malcolm Delevingne, "you can reply to me by an appeal to diplomacy or you can reply by an appeal to arms. China will welcome your attack. . . . I hereby publicly assume the responsibility for declaring that China will soon tear up the unequal treaties forced on her. . . . I can officially inform the committee that the time when China will tolerate foreign interference in her internal affairs is nearing...
Again will the latter gentleman kindly inform me who has been and who is advocating that "revered word is meant those narrow, dogmatic views which condemn those who do not conform, which are founded on and thrive on superstition fear and ignorance, and the devotees of which feel it their duty to show their piety by publicly kow-towing at the behest of some dervish who prates, the while about glory, salvation...