Word: swiftly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...slashed through the snarl of official extortion which had made Shantung the worst governed province in China. Today Shantung is called China's best-governed province. Han stands for no nonsense. In his capital, Tsinan (see map), there is snap, discipline, morale. When the War Lord stalks with swift strides about his headquarters, ceaselessly puffing cigarets and ripping out orders in short-chopped Chinese, things get done...
...first round Schmeling, fighting slowly and methodically, smacked Walker's face with two swift lefts to the head. Walker tumbled like a nine pin, then bounced to his feet, straining every nerve to cut his big opponent down. In the second round hulking Max Schmeling, to his pained surprise, received a thunderstorm in the stomach. His eye was cut. It was a clean round for the little bulldog...
...years seriously went after the Canadian Cousin's subscription. The small plum of Canadian distribution found its way almost unsought into U. S. circulation puddings. Canadian circulation of a U. S. periodical holds little lure for big-advertising, international industries like General Motors, Campbell's, Pepsodent, Squibb, Swift, Westclox et al. which manufacture in Canada, must stress that point in special copy directed at their Canadian consumers through Canadian publications. Result: in three years Canadian distribution of the ten leading U. S. magazines has dropped from 750,000 to 150,000.* From this decline Canada...
...ordered a retreat to the Seine when General Joseph Simon Galliéni learned through one of his airmen of an amazing German move. Though Germany's Armies on the Western Front had slashed through Belgium and Northern France until they were almost in sight of Paris, their swift advance had suddenly been halted by orders from General von Moltke's High Command-clue apparently to terrific pressure by the Russian Armies on Germany's Eastern Front. "As a matter of fact, was there a Battle of the Marne?" is the staggering question asked in General Galli...
...that the Schneider races have been discontinued, the Thompson Trophy, held in connection with the National Air Races, assumes importance as the world's foremost air speed contest. The event was the climax of last fortnight's meet at Cleveland. Eight swift planes started, among them Doolittle in the chunky, barrel-like Gee-Bee racer with an 800-h. p. Wasp in its fat nose, and the pilot's cockpit far back amid the fanlike tail surfaces. Another starter was minuscule "Jimmy" Haizlip who broke the transcontinental record last fortnight. Before the end of the race Doolittle, his eyes watery...