Word: vainly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Life for Max Keezer, famed vender of second hand clothes in Harvard Square, is filled with sadness for the present and vain regrets for the past, it was revealed yesterday when he unburdened his soul to a sympathetic CRIMSON candidate...
Nobel Peace Prize. Last week the Nobel Prize Committee of the Nor- wegian Storthing (Parliament) decided not to award the Peace Prize this year. Apparently no deserving person could be found. Even to Washington the Norwegians looked in vain...
...details were hazy; but it was alleged that Anna Ousoupaitais was talking earnestly with Henry Dayton, U. S. Vice Consul at Belgrade, capital of Yugo-Slavia, in the latter's home. The young Vice Consul told Anna that their friendship must cease; Anna remonstrated, but in vain...
...more delirious. Came the time for paying tribute to the martyrs of Fascismo. Demarsico turned to Soleri, shouted: "They died smilingly, our 3,000 martyrs, to construct something permanent. Make no illusions for yourselves; they have indeed created something permanent; and their sacrifice will not have been made in vain." Fascist lungs sent up a shout of wild applause that caused Fascist mouths to open their widest...
...development of American Music," said Mr. Rabinoff. "The chaos in Europe has made available in this country for the first time men of first class musical talents." He spoke particularly of one man, a famous Russian conductor, whom he had offered $3500 a week before the war in a vain effort to get him to come to this country. This same man is now living from hand to mouth in Berlin, willing to offer his immense talents to anyone who will give him enough to live...