Word: woundings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...almost fanatically dauntless tribesmen, certain of Paradise if they die in battle, weathered the terrific preliminary barrage, attacked the infantry at close quarters with deadly curved knives, and finally had to be tracked, bayonetted and bludgeoned into submission. Abd-el-Krim, never backward at war, received a shrapnel wound in the leg while directing the defense of Bribane; was rushed by loyal tribesmen to a safe distance...
...went to serve as a nurse in the Cherbourg naval hospital. A severe wound forced her to leave the service. She was awarded the silver Medal of Honor. Flammarion made her his partner, collaborator, housekeeper. On Sept. 9, 1919, he married her. Their wedding caused the worthies of Juvissy to whisper the inevitable ribaldries that occur to the vulgar whenever an aging celebrity marries a young girl. It is only recently that the public has learned the part she actually took in his work...
...heavyweight champion of the world, was lumbering home along a dark street in Manhattan last week, when he spied two men fisticuffing under a street light. Thinking to teach them a lesson, he banged their heads together. A knife flickered; Peacemaker Siki fell to the ground with a great wound in his cheek. The physician who stitched him together some hours later expressed doubt that the amazed Senegalese would ever fight again...
When Owen Carroll ends this afternoon's game, he will have finished one of the most remarkable records ever enjoyed by a single athlete in competition against the Big Three. The Worcester leader has wound up his brilliant record, which includes his famous 1 to 0 loss in the duel with Caldwell two years ago, and the revenge he took in fourteen innings last year, by a brilliant success this year. He figured in two set-backs of the Blue, one of which he won himself when his two strike-outs and a triple gave the Holy Cross nine...
...Boonton, N. J., the Board of Fire Wardens held a contest to raise funds for a new fire truck, asked the citizens of Boonton to guess how long it would take a fully wound watch to run down. One T. C. Carbonell guessed 34 hours 35 minutes. In 34 hours, 34 minutes, 52 seconds, the watch ran down...