Word: unknowns
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Four men committed hara-kiri in emulation of the unknown Japanese who slew himself two weeks ago before the Old U. S. Embassy (TIME, June...
...power of the present crew is of course unknown, but it is a far different combination in power and composition from that which faced Pennsylvania and in the promotion of Jameson and Johnson last week, there are two differences from the eight that rowed Cornell. The morning work-out today was devoted to practising the racing start, while a race over the two-mile course between the first and second crews in which the former won by a close margin featured the afternoon workout...
Then followed three days of hectic State formalities. The Italian King and Queen attended a State banquet, laid the inevitable wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, paid homage at the Cenotaph, were present at a State Ball given in their honor, visited the British Empire Exhibition, the Zoo, attended a great luncheon in the Guild Hall. At the Italian Embassy, the Italian Sovereign and his Consort gave a dinner to which the British King and Queen, members of the Royal Family, many Government and distinguished people were invited. They then departed amid volleys of British "Hip, Hip, Hurrahs...
...little the wiser, and the sum total of human knowledge will not be appreciably increased. The real explanation for this and for all such expeditions is only partly scientific curiosity; it is much more the insatiable longing of a certain type of intellect to penetrate farther into the unknown than any other living being has yet been. It is rash, reckless, and usually productive of little immediate good; but had it not been a moving force since the beginning of history, Vespucci had been an obscure Portuguese sailor, and the western prairies would still be the hunting ground...
Seven artists constituted the audience of a remarkable concert at the Art Alliance in Philadelphia. Two pianists played selections unknown to the artists, who promptly set down their impressions in pastels. Ten minutes was allowed for the sketch, the piece played again, and five minutes allowed for corrections. From Salome all seven were inspired to use warm colors. The finale trio from Rosenkavalier was futuristically interpreted in splotches of bold color...