Word: heroism
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Dates: during 1921-1921
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...satisfaction wildly, James's brother Frank succeeded to his laurels. The Governor of Missouri opened the doors of the prison where he was serving a life sentence most deservedly, and the Missouri House of Representatives elected him to be a doorkeeper as its share of official tribute to the heroism of life on the highway. Both were made the central figures of dime novels, eagerly devoured by hundreds of thousands of boyish minds which thereupon became fired to commit murder and robbery and be handed down to posterity as the rivals of the "James boys...
...plays, although based on the same theme, are treated in very different ways. "The Violins of Cremona" concerns a contest among the violin makers of that city for the hand of Giannina, daughter of the old violin master, Taddeo Ferrari. Filippo, the hunchback who wins the prize, shows his heroism by nobly renouncing his victory to avoid forcing his love upon Giannina...
...comedy of life in northern Italy in the eighteenth century, dealing with a contest among the violin makers of Cremona. Taddeo Ferrari, the old violin master, has announced that the winner will receive not only the coveted trophy, but also the hand of his daughter. The play portrays the heroism of the hunchback, Fillipo, who nobly renounces his victory in order to avoid forcing his love upon Giannina...
...struggle for a fair hearing. He has shown in his Rolland "the true hero who does not fight for the petty achievements of life, for success, for an idea in which all can participate; he fights for the whole of life, for life itself." His is "the true heroism which faces realities", and which in the face of disappointment and disaster can yet leave one mellowed and unembittered...
Major Webster, in whose memory the fund is established, was regimental surgeon of the 47th U. S. Infantry, 4th Division, A. E. F., received the Distinguished Service Cross for "extraordinary heroism in action", and was killed in action in the Mouse-Argonne on October...