Word: monumentalized
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Potsdam 74-year-old General Cixt von Arnim opened proceedings incident to the unveiling of a War monument, as follows: "I have the high honor, which His Majesty the Emperor and King entrusted to me, to dedicate this memorial to the Guard Regiment of the Empress Augusta Victoria. . . . The chief duty for us all is the fulfillment of our duty and loyalty to the articles of war and the oath to the flag which we swore to His Majesty...
...well-educated and of such estimable social position as was the late senator the sustained innuendos and invectives that appear in this posthumous work. Instead of correcting the world's opinion of Woodrow Wilson's character, as he thought he was doing, Mr. Lodge has left a monument that will serve to lessen the world's appreciation of himself...
...self-effacement is to be rewarded by the erection of a suitable memorial tablet at the expense of the village fathers of Camembert. Gourmets heard of this fitting tribute to an obscure genius with approval, recalled that it was only a couple of years ago that a monument was erected in Strasbourg by public subscription to M. Close, inventor of the technique by which pâté de foie gras, often called the chef d'oeuvre of the French cuisine, is produced...
Whether there is any immediate possibility of a return from Doorn is another question. Germany is still weak and seeking concessions from her erstwhile fees. It is worth noticing, however, that while Dr. Luther and his associates are negotiating for permanent peace at Locarno, his substitute is dedicating a monument inscribed "Out of our bodies there will arise an avenger...
...leading to a cenotaph. On the face will be the striking football group with the words "In Memory of Percy Duncan Haughton" directly underneath the bas-relief. The coach, crouching to the right of the group is to be a portrait sculpture of Haughton. At the base of the monument will be cut the words. "A Memorial to Percy Duncan Haughton." On each end of the cenotaph will be the figure of an athlete, life-size in bas-relief...