Word: thrown
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...falling of crowns, which seemed a logical result of the War, Turkey was a main link in the concatenations of stupendous events. For better or for worse, Turkey became a republic, a midget of a state compared to its former self; all the old panoplies of government were thrown overboard. The Sultan-Calif fled for his life. A new Calif arose; but the Sultanate was ground to dust by the puissant heel of Democracy. It was to be only a matter of time before the sole of the same foot was to crush the Califate, the holy office...
...communications to the CRIMSON in that year reveal the great amount of hostility that was created by this lack of unanimity. The Chairman of the Independent Democratic forces, supporting Cleveland and Hendricks, appealed to the class of 1885 to join the Democratic ranks because Massachusetts Institute of Technology had thrown in their lot on the side of the Democrats, a fact which was untrue. An angry Republican immediately wrote the CRIMSON and said, "Now it may be asked if Harvard can, in respect to itself, turn out with a party which takes such shady methods to secure our presence...
...change and great upheaval. As, in its age-old way, in solitary musings, it sought a moment's observation of the Square, where it was wont to shake its head in self-approbation at the indications of decay the times give forth what glaring new construction stood there, thrown up like a mushroom in a day, to bar the time-worn path...
Following Professor Rand's speeclf, the floor will be thrown open to discussion on any part of the speech. By stimulating the interest of students in the University in these discussions, it is hoped there will be a greater interest in religion in the University...
Died. Charlotte Mignon ("Lotta") Crabtree, 77, famed actress (retired); in Boston. She began her career in a Nevada camp town where, after a hostile reception, she so won the hearts of the proud miners that they are said to have thrown nuggets of gold, bags of gold dust, at her feet. When she appeared in Niblo's Garden, Manhattan, admirers tossed her their watches and chains, tied up in handkerchiefs. She owned the Hotel Brewster in which she died. Her fortune, estimated at $4,000,000, was largely left to charitable organizations...