Word: knight
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Meanwhile in the French Concession at Shanghai two Chinese disguised as orange peddlers assassinated one of China's leading businessmen and her leading Christian philanthropist. Joseph Lo Pa-hong, Knight of the French Legion of Honor, Papal Knight-Commander of the Order of St. Sylvester, etc. Last November 11, the Catholic sisters of Maryknoll, Ossining, N. Y., received a cable from the sisters of their Mercy Hospital for the Insane near Shanghai reading: "Can you send money for food? Lo bankrupt." Mr. Lo, who had long supported Mercy Hospital, had slid from being one of the richest...
...first item declared that His Majesty had been graciously pleased to elevate Sir Robert to the title of Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. The second announced that the Prime Minister had caused to be created for Sir Robert the new post of Chief Adviser to the Foreign Office. His duties, according to this unusual official announcement, will be "advising the Secretary of State [Anthony Eden] upon all major questions of policy concerning foreign affairs . . . and representing the Foreign Office on any occasions, whether at home or abroad...
...occurred in Haarlem during the sixth game of a 30-game peregrinating match (played in The Hague, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leyden, Delft). Dr. Alekhine opened with a queen's gambit and was met by a Slav defense. On his sixth move Dr. Alekhine suddenly offered to sacrifice a knight. Dr. Euwe nibbled his fingers and stared at the board, nonplussed. A sacrifice so early in the game, in that position, was unheard of. He brooded for 40 minutes, then decided not to accept the sacrifice. The move he made instead was a bad one. Dr. Alekhine won the sixth...
Miami has also witnessed judicious pruning. Two months ago it had three dailies. John S. Knight of the Akron Beacon-Journal bought Frank B. Shutts's Herald, then decided there was room for only the Herald and James M. Cox's News to operate at a profit under present rising costs. Fortnight ago, like a move in a game of Monopoly, Mr. Knight gave Moses L. Annenberg, publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Massillon, Ohio Independent as part-payment for Mr. Annenberg's three-year-old tabloid Miami Tribune. Mr. Knight killed the growing Tribune, moved...
During the shooting of Happy Landing, Skater Sonja Henie fell, landed on her head, was treated for slight concussion. Few days later Norway's King Haakon made her a Knight of St. Olaf...