Word: whereupon
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...class. One zealous unionist smashed a schoolroom window with a brick. Another threatened to horsewhip a teacher. Now thoroughly agitated, the Teachers' Association met at Jasper Courthouse, unanimously agreed to keep clear of the A. F. of L., assured Superintendent Scott that no teachers were on strike. Whereupon Superintendent Scott appealed to Alabama's Governor Bibb Graves to get the students back to school...
...Kwangtung, who have even marched their armies into warily rebellious contact with those of Generalissimo Chiang (TIME, June 22). Last week Nanking split the Kwangtung warlords by the usual Chinese financial method. Kwangtung's No. 2 warlord General Yu Han-mou and nine battle planes landed in Nanking. Whereupon Chiang's parliament boldly dissolved the rebellious Kwangtung Government, named General Yu peace preservation chief in Kwangtung and sent him back south to try to take over...
...Whereupon I did hear what, if only Greek I knew better, seemed some mighty fine words; but this did not matter for the singing was good and I thought to myself how wonderful is music which speaks a language all sensitive souls can feel...
...Whereupon, all the afternoon I to tandem in the country; and I did hear a robin and see a crocus and a beautiful day it was. By and by out of the clear sky--tells me Wellesley College girls are giving up their desserts and the price thereof to be given to flood relief. So we to get a chocolate and thence took to talking about the "Veterans of Future Wars"; and that they one day will spill blood on foreign soil and be the fathers of many children; and I still think this is mighty fine arguing...
...Chicago's defunct Douglass National, only national bank ever chartered by Negroes. Then regarded as the No. U.S. Negro financier, Overton sluiced a considerable amount of Victory's funds into stock in his ailing bank. Upshot was that Victory lost its licenses in a number of States, whereupon Overton hastily put it in receivership...