Word: ringed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...instance, Dr. Frederick Cook, who discovered the North Pole a few degrees south, had to be forcibly divorced of practically twelve thousand dollars in income tax due on capitol collected for illicit oil speculation. And Washington made known that similar steps are about to be taken against a bootleg ring which has obstinately kept its returns close. If this raid is successful the plum which falls ought to be large enough to pay for a soldiers bonus and deepen every indentation on the Atlantic Coast...
Wednesday evening, in Jordan Hall, the London String Quartet gave a recital including the Mozart D minor Quarter, the "Pixy Ring" by Mr. Warren of the quarter, and the Debussy G Minor Quartet. As announced, the program seemed well chosen and well balanced; heard, it lost much through the insertion of a long and rather aimless encore which served only to tire the listener and so render him incapable of constant and adequate attention to the Debussy number. Thus, at least, it seemed to the reviewer--who was sleepy...
...Warner's fairy suite "The Pixy Ring" is vivid, colorful, and highly original, and is firmly grounded on accomplished musicianship. The naive quality of his work seems akin to that of Arnold Bax; his companions caught it admirably. An extremely enthusiastic audience demanded and obtained an encore, which was not well chosen, and served to deaden the effect of the Debussy quartet, which seemed well played and of great beauty. It is a pity that Boston audiences do not encourage this excellent quartet to appear here more frequently...
...fully authenticated) other considerations are insignificant. Yet they should not be passed over. The case for the economic rehabilitation of Germany is at last disclosing itself with relentless logic to the self interest of the Briton. His country, so dependent on foreign trade, cannot afford to see the ring of commercial nations be deprived of one of its most energetic and contributive members with a consequent loss of markets and a general breakdown of trader's confidence. England has repented of the vindictiveness in which she was caught up after the war. The spectacle of nearly two million unemployed workers...
...Harvard's sons are gath'ring...