Word: swords
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Andrew W. Mellon Ambassador while a resolution for the impeachment of the said Mellon was being heard. . . . Treated with contumely the veterans . . . sent a military force heavily armed against homeless, hungry, sick, ragged and defenseless men, women and children and drove them out by force of fire and sword. . . ." When the clerk finished reading, North Carolina's Pou, senior House Democrat, declared: "Mr. Speaker, I move to lay the resolution on the table." A great cheer went up as the Democratic majority, party politics aside, massed in defense of the Republican President. The impeachment resolution was "laid...
...firm's address. Bushy-browed, slightly bald, he prefers talking about his collection of Napoleonana to talking business. Prized items include the personal chest which Napoleon carried on many of his campaigns, a bust of himself which Napoleon carried to St. Helena, Lord Nelson's dress sword, a pair of Lady Hamilton's earrings. On the wall to the right of Banker Bullock's big desk is the famed copy of the London Times of June 22, 1815, carrying the first four-day-late hearsay story of the Battle of Waterloo. Stuck down at the foot...
DUNSANY (Lord) The Sword of Welleran. One end paper defective...
...waken him to his peril and to win the support of the people, turned to a certain new dramatist all London was acclaiming. The crowds storming the Globe to see "Henry IV" had already applauded the wish that Essex might return from Ireland "bring rebellion broached on his sword:" only Shakespeare could waken their enthusiasm again, and show Essex his danger and his opportunity. And so the "History of King Richard II" was put on the boards on the Bankside, with a double moral for its time. The audience beheld the tyranny of Hereford, while Essex took the hint from...
Matches in all three types of sword-play will be held. First on the program will be the grand salute, which will be followed by foils, epee, and sabre demonstrations. Participants include present and former Harvard swordsmen and Coach Peroy...