Word: succeed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Elena of Italy must have followed the Montenegrin developments of last week with an eager heart. She is the daughter of the late King Nicholas of Montenegro; the aunt of the present Montenegrin pretender, Michael; and, should Michael renounce his rights, her son, Crown Prince Umberto of Italy, might succeed to the suppositious Montenegrin throne...
Later he did succeed in phrasing his ideas into a pianoforte solo, ''The Gargoyles of NotreDame," and it was this solo, elaborately orchestrated, that Conductor van Hoogstraten led last week. It was the first composition by a native of Portland that the symphony orchestra had performed, and Conductor van Hoogstraten took quick advantage of the situation. When the first clatter of applause quieted itself there were brought to the platform two wreaths, "evidently denoting genius, and certainly denoting musicianship and adeptness," wrote the Portland Oregonian's music reporter. Conductor van Hoogstraten, grinning, put one wreath about...
...right ear at the right time has always been much more effective than mountains of resolutions and cohorts of deputations. Publicity where an appointment is concerned is nearly always fatal. The ladies who want things done at Geneva ought to be reminded that a woman can sometimes succeed when she is inconsistent but hardly ever when she is unsubtle...
...article and the repercussions which will inevitably succeed it will thus aggravate the very unhealthy public attention which the Harvard-Princeton break has already received, which intercollegiate football in general is every day receiving. Hubbard was entitled to express his opinion although it was in no way the general opinion of Harvard University. That he should have done so for the purpose of solving the Princeton-Harvard problem was unintelligent for he has defeated his own end. That he should have done so in the manner which he chose was very harmful to the best interests of the game which...
...Navy" men in the House did succeed, -however, in putting through an appropriation of $200,000 to begin work on one $4,500,000 dirigible...