Word: riot
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...violent propaganda; agitation undoubtedly keeps the vital question of the oppression of the masses in the public eye. But when agitators, in the business of keeping these causes alive, parade their troubles in such a way as to constitute a public nuisance, forceful methods of restoring order out of riot seem justifiable...
...that Kilonis hit Montana with his fist. Montana defended himself, knocked Kilonis across the ring. Referee Cyclone Fox declared Montana winner on a foul. Kilonis took a swing at Cyclone Fox. Montana helped Fox. Spectators jumped into the ring to help Kilonis. More spectators jumped in to help Montana. Riot and pandemonium followed. No one was seriously hurt. Some of Montana's pictures: Show of Shows; Good Morning, Judge; How to Handle Women...
Political discussion over the foaming beer mug appears to be one of the greatest attractions in the student life of Germany, aside from the pleasures of dueling. In Heidelberg the recent Hitlerite riot against the police brings out the vigor with which the men are willing to support their political opinions. The general apathy of American undergraduates toward national questions offers a marked contrast...
...Indians really want to try this experiment? I do riot wish to commit myself further until we have more details to fill in the picture...
While different writers can delve into various causes for the suppression, as patriotic spirit and Hitlerite militarism, the closing of the theatres can also be regarded as a perfectly logical means of preserving public peace. If the film produced a riot in which spectators were occasionally killed, every-time it was shown, the Government was entirely justified in placing it under a bane, despite the howling of the foreign press...