Word: southern
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...courage, the mob thrust their victim into a small steel cage from which there was no escape. They bound him by chains at the hands and feet. Lest he, no doubt, should, although a member of the despised race and one against thousands, put to rout these courageous Southern gentlemen. When they had bound him, the chains being hard and the steel bars strong, they tortured him; the mob, with the fiendish tortures which from time immemorial have been the pastime of savages. And when he was near to oblivion from pain, they applied the torch to the oil-soaked...
...work of this corps has been of the most valuable kind during the past year, and a splendid opening is offered for all those who wish to go into aviation. No previous experience is necessary, as all accepted applicants will be put through a period of training in the southern part of France before being sent to the front. The age limit is also low. The corps is now under the command of William Kendall Thaw...
...Corps marched gallantly down the street towards Soldiers Field. To anyone watching a thrill of power must have come at this epitomized unison and strength. Two peasant women from some state in Southern Europe stood stolidly looking at the companies go past. They watched dully and stupidly. On the head of each was balanced a huge overtopping bundle which must have rested not lightly on the cushions of their brains. They were of the ruled class of Europe...
...manganese ore of Brazil. At present practically all of the manganese used by the steel industries of the United States is obtained from Brazil. Because of the importance of this material in the manufacture of heavy ordnance, gun carriages, etc., it is highly desirable that our relations with this southern republic should be just as cordial as possible...
...England throughout South America together with, the steadily growing influence of Italian immigration in the East-coast countries has strengthened the adherence of Latin-America to the alliance which the United States has now joined. It is very important that we do everything in our power to bring these southern republics as close to us as possible