Word: swearers
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...Swearer France's suggestion, perhaps a- good one, will be taken under advisement.-ED. Christie Cheered...
...Bridgeman revealed that Oath Swearer Collard would be compulsorily retired as "unfit for high command,"* whereas the two officers convicted of technical misconduct in complaining against him will receive fresh commands at sea, "as soon as vacancies appear." A fresh sensation stirred when one of the officers slated for reinstatement, Commander H. M. Daniel, abruptly resigned from the Royal Navy, last week, and joined the staff of the newspaper which has been loudest in his defense, the Daily Mail...
...America's first event, the 400-metre low hurdles, George Taylor of Grmnell College, la., was obliged to create a new world's record of 52 3/5 seconds. George André, French oath-swearer, was fourth...
...opponents settle their differences in the court room. If they happen to be of different sexes, the man is hampered by bonds. In a trial by oaths, the oaths were made to be very difficult, a mere slip of the tongue in stating them being enough to convict the swearer. Not only veracity, but the strength of the oath was taken into account; for instance, a parson's oath was worth twice as much as a deacon's. In trials by arbitration, the judge is the mediating power. In closing, Professor Vinogradoff said that every country has been through...