Word: prussianize
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Smouldering from this technical defeat by a Prussian Socialist, President von Hindenburg was in ripe mood for drastic action when Chancellor Heinrich Briining of all Germany reported that in the Reich- stag the national Socialist party was continuing to hamstring his fiscal program. Already two luckless Finance Ministers had been forced to resign. The Socialists were blocking the Budget. What should two old soldiers do about these pesky Socialists?for Herr Briining too is an old soldier (Iron Cross...
...duration of the campaign the Prussian Government forbade the sale of guns, pistols, brass knuckles, bowie knives...
Came the Franco-Prussian War, Sedan, the fall of the Empire. The Prussians encircled Paris. Fiery Leon Gambetta escaped in a balloon to direct the war from Tours. The beleaguered Parisians were left to eat rats and sawdust bread, shout the "Marseillaise" from the ramparts. Banker Dreyfus had an opportunity to purchase Critic Timbal's collection at a very attractive price. During the next 20 years, when defeated France was re-establishing herself, he had many similar opportunities...
...move was prompted by two events: 1) the Prussian State Theatre's purchase, in co-operation with famed Producer Max Reinhardt, of a large block of stock in German Tonfilm Co.; 2) negotiations between the Vienna State Opera and the Austrian Selenophon Co. for the production of opera films. Since the audible cinema cannot be destroyed, Austrians and Germans alike believe it must be controlled to the greater glory of the great dead...
...Reichstag last week Deputy Karl Freybe, pork-packer, member of the little Economic Party, gave Spartan advice to East Prussian pig raisers who have been bitterly complaining of low prices, overproduction and cut-throat Polish pig competition in the German market...