Word: saws
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...soul of an Argive chief. Ten more years went to the writing of his travels. Those 20 years have built him a monument well nigh unique in literary history- the unique and magnificent story of a unique and magnificent exploit-one of the few cases where the man who saw was also the man who could tell...
Said Bishop F. J. McConnell of Pittsburgh: " I take my stand at the side of the brother who saw 150,000,000 people in need and struck out in their direction. That's the way great missionaries have always done. His pledge of $50,000 was $50,000 worth of mighty fine...
...that William R. Hearst bitterly opposed me in the recent municipal election in New York City. Last week, at French Lick Springs, Ind., the New York City morning newspapers were brought to my room by a bellboy. The New York American was on top of the pile. When I saw that publication my face became so grim that the bellboy was frightened. ' Any missing ? ' he asked, apologetically. ' No,' said I. ' There is one too many.' With that I handed the American to the astonished boy. ' Take that away,' I directed...
...yesterday hundreds of members of the University saw the Navy dirigible Shenandoah, the largest aircraft in the world, pass over Cambridge on its 700 mile cruise from Lakehurst, New Jersey, to central New England. The huge silver airship was first seen from Harvard Square as it floated over East Cambridge. At the time the Shenandoah was reported to be logging 58 knots, or considerable more than 60 miles an hour. By 12.50 o'clock it had passed out of sight beyond Belmont...
...managed to swing this round his legs, and hung on. But not until it had reached a height of 400 feet could the crew of the TC2 cause the ship to descend by desperate pumping out of gas. And after tense minutes of alternate hope and fear the spectators saw the soldier let go, his strength failing when only 50 feet from the ground. He crashed to an instantaneous death...