Word: speeches
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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These men were selected from a group of 12 who presented themselves for the trials and each of whom gave a speech of five minutes length, in French...
Tomorrow the ultimatum of the British government to the Prime Minister of Egypt expires. If by seven o'clock steps have not been taken to stop the passage through the Egyptian legislature of the Assemblies Bill the bill which practically guarantees the Egyptian enemies of Britain free speech--the British government will take "such action as it sees fit." The British warships that have set sail from Malta with their destination unrevealed seem to show that Britain is anticipating serious trouble...
George F. Baker, 88, the Grand Old Man of Wall Street, made another speech once, 146 words long (TIME, Dec. 15, 1924). But this time he couldn't get it out. He swallowed once or twice, looked at the great doctor who had tended him for years, then swallowed and said: "I would like to make a speech but I cannot." The crowd clapped and Mr. Baker sat down...
...disagreement between college and secondary school, which has been lying dormant since the short-lived up-heaval in February, received a fresh impetus Saturday, this time from the side of the schools. Doctor Edward Howard Griggs, in a speech to the Massachusetts Schoolmasters' Club, reversed the old order with an attack of some violence on the colleges...
...marshalla", and "saleikum" puzzled the play-producers and began to loom up as an unsurmountable obstacle, until the bio-linguist Boonisar was discovered. He came to the aid of the perplexed actors, and for the past week has been drilling the cast of "Hassan" it the intricacies of oriental speech...