Word: thronging
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...whole field from edge to edge was a vast sea of faces. All dress was invisible except in the front line, all personality obliterated. . . . "Then Herr Hitler. And once more the magic spell that this man exercises over millions of his followers was seen at work as this throng hung upon his words. Yet there was little in them that was new- perhaps there is little he needs to say that would be new to an audience that never seems to tire of the old. "At most this speech was a patchwork of past phrases, old catchwords and well-worn...
When the Chowder Club falled to break up the strike meeting, it went to the opposite ledge flanking Widener and staged a mock meeting. In between was massed the throng of 2,000. On one side heads inclined faithfully in the direction of the pacifists. On the other side several hundred hands were raised in a fascist salute. Today this is only fascist tomfoolery. Tomorrow it will be fascism in earnest...
...when the party returned to Miami, Madman Joe Zangara emptied his revolver at the President-Elect, mortally felled Mayor Cermak of Chicago who stood beside his car. In the car behind sat Vincent Astor, Raymond Moley and Frederic Kernochan. A few moments before as the cars crept through the throng Mr. Astor had said to the others of his great and good friend: "Any crank might take a shot at him. I don't like this. It's too dangerous...
Sirs: 1 have just read with interest, the very excellent description of the funeral of the late King Albert of Belgium, in your issue of March 5. Mentioning the dignitaries present, you say: 'All in overcoats, a great throng followed on foot. Except for the towering bearskin of Britain's Edward of Wales, there was little to distinguish them." Can TIME possibly have erred regarding this unique head-dress?. . . DOUGLAS M. STEEL Petersburg...
...overcoats, a great throng of dignitaries followed on foot. Except for the towering bearskin of Britain's Edward of Wales, there was little to distinguish them, but here, plodding along in the fog, were half the Princes of Europe. Crown Prince Leopold led the procession with his brother, Prince Charles, and his brother-in-law, Prince Umberto of Italy. The others...