Word: panic
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...vociferously. Shortly after his arrival in the town Mr. de Valera started his speech. He had hardly uttered half a dozen sentences when an armored car, accompanied by Free State troops, proceeded to clear the crowd. Shots were fired over the heads of the assembly, who dispersed in panic. De Valera is reported to have dropped at the first shot, although a statement issued by the Free State Government said that only " blank " ammunition was used. Friends tried to rescue their leader. He was pulled from the platform and carried?into the arms of the troops, who arrested...
...occasion the bull was in a bad temper before he was let into the arena. The moment he was released he became maddened and jumped into the enclosure where the amateur fighters were waiting. Quick as a flash they jumped into the grandstand. The crowd took fright and fled panic-stricken to the top tier of seats. The grandstand gave way. Four people were killed. Twenty-five were injured...
...continued drop in wholesale commodity prices, are already unfavorable influences upon certain mercantile lines. But caution is more prevalent among manufacturers than among merchants, and this seems altogether justified from such facts as have clearly emerged in a cloudy and confused outlook. Nowhere is there any fear of panic, but the danger of a depression is making itself more widely felt as the Fall approaches...
...fact, solvent on paper at the time of its failure, but its assets, including claims against the Alien Property Custodian, were frozen. The concern had long been known for its dealings in foreign exchange and silver bullion. Before the establishment of the Reserve System, the firm had during panic times done a curious but successful business in exchanging American currency, then at a premium, for American certified bank checks...
...Petrograd Opera House,was destroyed by fire and "many were killed and more injured." The dress of one of the performers caught fire and the flames spread to the scenery. The safety curtain was lowered immediately, but not before the audience was seized with panic and the damage done...