Word: trident
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Britannia's brow was furrowed with frowns last week. The three prongs of her trident ? Laborism, Conservatism, Liberalism? absorbed her whole attention...
With the decadence of classical learning, Greek-letter fraternities at Harvard are fast going out of fashion. Last year the Falcon Club changed its name from Lambda Chi Alpha to its present name. Alpha Phi Sigma is following suit, and has given itself a thoroughly English name, the Trident Club. In changing its name, the Trident Club is making no attempt to change its status...
...France a diver, who was working on the submerged wreck of the cruiser Liberté, was attacked by a huge octopus. The account reads: "The diver, Jean Negri, fought desperately with the monster under water for some time. He was finally able to free one arm and plunge his trident into its body. The octopus held fast. Negri gave the signal to be hauled up. When his companions saw the writhing monster emerge they were panic-stricken, but the plight of their comrade appeared so serious that they went to his aid and cut the brute to pieces with their knives...