Word: rangeful
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When "Nervous Nelly" noted that the passenger's namecard outside his door read "Secretary of State of the United States of America," he rang for the steward, expostulated, had card changed to read "Frank B. Kellogg," even insisted on omission of his rightful prefix...
Edward of Wales had crossed the Channel for the occasion, but, though he was welcomed cordially, louder Belgian cheers rang out for Charles of Flanders. Even Britons were glad that this keen, upstanding Prince had been pushed to the fore by the fact that King Albert and Queen Elizabeth are now returning from Africa, after touring the Belgian Congo (TIME...
...tenth round, "The Hard Rock from Downunder" was being chewed. And then his jaw, game and unchewed, received a blow which caused the heavy sound upon the canvas of a falling body. Several seconds passed and what was left of Heeney remained almost motionless. Then the gong rang, ending the tenth round. Heeney's seconds carried him to his corner, poured water on him, rubbed him, wiped some of the blood off his face, got him on his feet for the eleventh round. Courageously, he delivered two or three blows, but received a dozen which made his knees bend...
...appraised by His Majesty's Government that the Sovereign had approved his election. Donning court dress, he marched to the Bar of the House of Lords and conveyed news of his election to Their Lordships. While he countermarched back to the House of Commons, famed Joy Bells rang out from St. Margaret's Church across the way. Finally Sir Edward Algernon Fitzroy donned over his court dress the robe and wig of office, rehearsed to the Commons at length all that had happened, and took the Chair as Speaker...
Last week, however, Deputies of the Opposition felt safe. Pilsudski was sick. They knew that he had been too ill to receive the King of Afghanistan six weeks ago (TIME, May 14), and had lain abed ever since, some said paralyzed. Therefore the Polish Sejm (Parliament) rang with furious denunciations of the Cabinet's Budget Bill. This time there seemed no hope that it could be saved by a sudden, dramatic appearance of National Hero Pilsudski...