Word: v
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Nervous and loyal Britons were glad that with Edward of Wales there sailed away his brother Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. Both young men are competent manipulators of firearms, though not crack shots like King-Emperor George V...
...tour across Africa, "I will never again make that trip without firearms, and I strongly advise against any one else doing so." An Afric native, it appeared, had frightened Mr. & Mrs. Davey by rising up out of tall elephant grass and hurling at their motor car a spear. *George V is Emperor of India alone and King of the remainder of the British Commonwealth of Nations...
Clearly Edward of Wales must be prepared to sit in informal judgment upon the great, sporting issue of Rhinocerophobes v. Rhinocerophiles. It was unthinkable that he himself should shoot a rhinoceros out of season...
...William V. ("Big Bill") Dwyer, former "king of the bootleggers," reputed boss of $50,000,000 business, upon his return from a compulsory year at Atlanta, was last week elected treasurer of the New York Hockey Club, made one of the directors along with Mayor Walker. To celebrate he gave a dinner for officials of the club and sports writers. The affair was extremely...
Princess Marie Louise, cousin of King George V of England, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, was cut in the face by flying glass in an automobile accident in Gloucestershire, England...