Word: ire
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Rear Admiral Magruder retracted no jot or tittle of his article but did say that certain "Sic 'Em Boys" (copy-starved newspaper correspondents) had ridiculously misrepresented his attitude when they reported him scowling and gesturing at news of Secretary Wilbur's alleged ire. Washington stirred in anticipation of another screed from him, soon to be published in the Saturday Evening Post...
...report on rum running in the mandated territories was suddenly and dramatically shelved. Dr. Nansen (Swedish) was about to introduce a motion asking certain mandatory powers to take more active steps to prevent rum selling to natives. As the wording of the report was thought likely to arouse the ire of those "certain" Nations (Britain, France, Italy, Japan are the chief mandatory powers), it was whisked away for "toning down...
...wrathfully bade her neighbors do likewise. Mr. Vauclain put on an old straw hat, sauntered down her street and reclined in the sun opposite where she sat glowering on her porch. Neither spoke. After half an hour he strolled away. Next day he appeared again. Her sociability overcame her ire. "Phwat are ye sittin- on the sunny soid for?" she called. "Because I haven't been invited to sit on the shady side," he called back. She invited him over. He made friends. Before long he had hired her to superintend the moving of her neighbors...
Discussion grew tense when it was discovered that the imperial flag might not even be used at a military funeral and that wreaths might not be tied with black, white & red ribbons. Nor would monarchist ire be allayed by the sop that imperial uniforms might still be worn by veterans at anniversary reunions and at the private burial of comrades...
...Constantinople more in indignation than in sorrow. The anti-Turkish demonstration blocked the traffic for hours and attempts of police to control the turbulent crowd led to complete disorder. Numerous, violent clashes with the police led to the arrest of several scores of the manifestants and increased the ire of the Jewish community...