Word: strike
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...police charged. All the Hindus seemed frightened-as well they might, being completely unarmed, knowing they would be beaten blue and blacker by police lathi (sticks)-but only a handful of the Hindus broke and ran, while not a Sikh stirred. Women, whom the police were ordered not to strike, rushed to try and put themselves in the way of blows. Correspondent Farson saw one woman hold up her baby and endeavor to secure for it a crack on the head. When he expressed his horror to her through an interpreter she remained unmoved, anxious to sacrifice her babe...
...telephone rang constantly (60 calls one hour) ; she had to have two policemen come to prevent curiosity peepers from stampeding the house and ruining the grounds. Said she : "We picked up bushels of burnt matches from the grass every morning. Sightseers would sneak in . . . at night and strike matches to get a better view of the house and gardens, the pool and the tennis court. I used to have to get up at 3:45 every morning to go through all my mail. I had dozens of begging letters. An unfortunate old maid wondered whether I would...
Excerpts from the bishop's correspondence: "I certainly regret that we happened to strike such a line of difficult stocks. Kindly have statement made out showing all sales and purchases since last statement. . . . Managed after hard struggle to land $400 which I am enclosing. ... I am being [kept] on edge, and fear of flop in the Paige, Butterick, Porto Rico and Moon have conspired to induce pessimism. . . . Never wire Washington unless I give definite instruction. Always causes unpleasant complications...
Musical-FLYING HIGH (TIME, March 17), GARRICK GAIETIES (TIME, June 16). SONS o' GUNS (TIME, Dec. 9), STRIKE UP THE BAND (TIME...
Musical?FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN (TIME, Dec. 9), SIMPLE SIMON (TIME, March 3), STRIKE UP THE BAND (TIME, Jan. 27), SONS o' GUNS (TIME...