Word: worded
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...days later the Sheik was accused of "possessing arms"-something every Arab sheik possesses-advised that if convicted under Britain's new emergency decree in Palestine the penalty would be Death. Arraigned before a court martial of three British officers, the Sheik Farhan refused to utter a word to the Court, kept repeating to himself passages from the Koran. His lawyer entered a plea of "not guilty," the court sentenced him to Death, and on the sixth morning after he crawled out of the wheat bin Sheik Farhan al Sadi was hanged by the neck until dead at Acre...
...invention in other countries, has tried generally with success to buy samples of many of the newest and best machines in order to copy them for home production. Thus it is possible in the vast Soviet Union to see the newest machinery, the latest street car, the last word in streamlined busses-imported as models. The Soviet is presently to see the world's newest, biggest airplane-built in the U. S.-long before any such craft exists in any other country. Last week, after months of secret construction, this giant had its first tests near Baltimore...
Today in his briefcase Foreign Minister Delbos carries the word to Warsaw, Bucharest, Belgrade, and to Prague that the outlet for Germany will be found principally in redistribution of colonies. This welcome news is the result of a conference Monday and Tuesday in London which would up in a happy statement that England would stand by France in her alliance with the Little Entente. Simultaneously "trial balloons" ascended and hints were let slip that in the near future a general conference of Colonial Powers would be held for some sort of a reshuffle of Germany's old possessions...
Sever's sweeper was almost to busy to say anything. "I don't think they're after the broom pushers. I haven't heard a word about it. I'm too busy to think about such things." He held up a pile of books left by some student. "Look at these," he said. "Do you think I can be bothered to think about things like that with these to look after...
Over the $25,000 gateway to Northwestern University's downtown Chicago Campus at Lake Shore Drive and Superior St. is a wrought iron sign. Last June workmen chiseled out of it the word "campus," substituted the word "gates." Then it read Alexander McKinlock Memorial Gates. Few people noticed the change, however, and not until last week did Northwesterners learn that their university's famed McKinlock Campus had been renamed the Chicago Campus...