Word: succession
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...invading fleet, besides wrecking New York, claimed to have "blinded" Fort Hancock by the destruction of its observation and control towers and then, sweeping aside a mine field and under cover of low visibility, come close enough to pound the fort to powder. General Hero, however, saw only success in the defense operations under his command. His coast artillery claimed destruction of two battleships, one cruiser, five destroyers, many a seaplane, and the repulse of a night landing party. General Hero, thick-shouldered, grey-haired, blue-eyed, explained: "The problem of guardsmen at Hancock was to keep the harbor mouth...
Last week the efficient Norwegian Foreign Office wangled as go-between with conspicuous success. Moscow held out at first for unconditional recognition, but finally, responding through Oslo to London's overtures, agreed to participate in a prerecognition parley with the British. Result: suave Comrade Valerian Dovgalevsky, the Soviet Ambassador at Paris, received a long code cable from his superiors, ordered his trunks packed, his briefcase stuffed, and hurriedly crossed the Channel. An indifferent sailor, M. Dovgalevsky was grateful for the prevailing calm weather...
Confident of success, Equity has not called upon unionized electricians, operators, cameramen. But these men have devised technical subtleties to express Equity sympathy. They drop heavy tools near apostate Equity actors, tinker with studio machinery, cause intolerable delays...
...People's deputies he made a National Assembly and, when the Revolution of 1789 occurred, tried to get the King to recognize the People as France's new governing power. The King, unfortunately for himself, would not listen. Most of the clergy, shrewd, did listen. The Revolution was a success...
Goldman Sachs. Simplest measure of a successful banking house is the success of the issues it has backed. Many are the winners that Goldman Sachs has sponsored. It brought out a Lambert Pharmacal issue at 41¾, Woolworth at 55, May Dept. Stores at 50, Continental Can at 52½, S. H. Kress at 60, Sears Roebuck at 50, United Biscuit at 28. Special pride is taken in National Dairy Products, issued three years ago at 33. The stock has paid a 33⅓-stock dividend, followed by a 100% stock dividend, is now selling...