Word: rankness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...business man is not such a one as those whose commercial careers are crooned at every. U.S. cradle. Frederick Baird is his name. Traffic manager of the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad is his business rank. Judge E. H. Gary, recommended him and he has become administrator for the 4th District, headquartering at Pittsburgh...
...many medium sized ones-on land not well suited for other purposes, sanctuaries where wild life could multiply under complete protection and spread over the surrounding country. Of late he has been Director of the Bronx Zoological Garden of New York City, has raised it to a high rank among roos...
Twenty to thirty abreast, white robed unmasked (to conform to a local ordinance), with white peaked hats, white cords around their waists, arms folded, the marchers followed rank on rank. Here and there was color-an imperial robe of crimson or scarlet or green. Everywhere floated American flags. The entire District of Columbia contingent (of about 100) carried each a large flag, gift from the Texas Klans. Other banners showed a masked horseman, a little red schoolhouse, the legend "Non Silbla sed Anthar (Klansmen smirk when asked to translate this; it is not Latin), and the legend...
...Sargent ruled that all Rear Admirals rank with Major Generals. When any Rear Admiral and any Major General get together, precedence is determined by seniority alone...
...doubt in cahoots with General Lincoln C. Andrews, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury) that the 22 Prohibition Administrators, yet to be appointed (TIME, July 20), shall act without the "advice, concurrence or approval" of the Prohibition Commissioner. This means that Mr. Haynes has been reduced virtually to the rank of an ordinary inspector...