Word: pawning
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...book, lately discovered in the Treasure Room of the Widener Library describes the tiger as "a large feline of the zebra complexion which inhabits the swamps of New Jersey. For a short period every we years it migrates northward in great numbers to the flats at Cambridge, Massachusetts, to 'pawn'. After his operation the animal returns to is habitat, greatly reduced, and in a condition relatively "ractable...
...much is known of the early Ghegs and Tosks (Albanians) except that their country was administered by Turkey from 1431 to 1912. When independence from the Turk was proclaimed, Albania became a pawn in the Balkan game, coveted alike by Austria, Serbia, Greece and Italy. During the War, first the Austrians overran the country; then the Italians who proclaimed a Protectorate over it. In 1920, when Premier Giolitti was in power, the Albanians kicked the Italians out-which insult the "Ities" (not then being Fascisti) swallowed with marked humility. Albanian independence for the second time was established...
Next day all the papers bear prominently on their front page the following announcement (or its legal paraphrase) : Yesterday this paper published the statement that Geraldine Bernhardt's wrist watch was found in the pawn shop of Sol. Horowitz, 12 S. Orange...
...opening day Champion Capablanca was unable to do better than tie with Frenchman Janowski. For nine moves Janowski and Capa blanca followed closely the Queen's Gambit Declined. Then Janowski (white) surprised the champion by moving pawn to King's rook 4. The champion proceeded to play for a draw, and got it on the 20th move by cornering Janowski's king in perpetual check...
Herr von Rechenberg, former Governor of the East African Colonies, suggested to Chancellor Stresemann that he pawn the Crown Jewels of the Imperial Family and those of the Princes of German States. This would net the Reich, according to Herr von Rechenburg, 2,000,000,000 gold marks, or more gold than is in the national treasury...