Word: riots
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...imaginative write-up men, we cannot be too careful in sampling the multifarious and savory morsels dealt out to us by the public press. Under the skilful hand of inventive genius-by dint of adding a detail here and a touch of color there-assault becomes murder, a riot rebellion, until all sense of perspective is lost. When interest in European or World politics leads us to discuss the problems of the day, let us be sure we know whereof we speak, Our daily newspapers publish much propaganda that is American-made: either side of a question may be found...
...infantry, as before. A new army organization is in view, and when this is officially published, it is probable that the First Corps will become a machine-gun organization, and it expects, to this end, to inaugurate practical training along the lines prescribed for infantry machine gun companies, including riot duty and field problems. Company drill is held one evening weekly for three weeks of the month, the remaining weekly period being devoted to battalion drill and parade. With the exception of two weeks tour of field duty performed in the summer at camp, all these drills are held during...
When the newspapers refer to the Republican torchlight parades in Boston and New York as "old fashioned," we are not to picture a good, old fashioned political riot such as Mr. Pickwick was accustomed to. On the contrary the parade this evening is to be carefully arranged and conducted. Modern election days are no longer marvels of fraud and diplomatic violence; but modern campaigns are almost as disgusting in their methods as the fraud of the old time elections. If the present fashion calls for sarcasm, petty arguing and calling of names by rival candidates and rival newspapers, sly attacks...