Word: adolfo
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...astonishing and paradoxical were the successes of Obregon may be judged from three facts: 1) He won recognition for his Government from President Harding; 2) He "borrowed" $5,000,000 from. Edward L. Doheny; 3) He was saved from being ousted by a revolt led by General Adolfo de La Huerta, when President Calvin Coolidge declared an embargo on arms destined for Huerta, then permitted Obregon and Calles...
Last week General Adolfo de la Huerta, once for a brief time Provisional President of Mexico, now in bitter exile at Los Angeles, Calif., said: "I lament the passing of Obregon, because I would have liked to have had him live long enough to pay for his many sins...
From Washington, D. C., the State Department reaffirmed its inflexible purpose to supervise a "fair" election in Nicaragua. Jurists opined that both the Constitution and Chamber of Deputies of Nicaragua might possibly be circumvented by having President Adolfo Diaz of Nicaragua (a U. S. puppet) authorize U. S. supervision of the election by Presidential decree, after the Chamber has risen...
...Flonzaley Quartet, composed of Adolfo Betti, First Violin, Alfred Pochon, Second Violin, Twan d'Archambeau, Violoncello, and Nicholas Moldavan, Viola, will give a concert in Jordan Hall tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock...
...following day General Alfonso de la Huerta, brother of General Adolfo de la Huerta, was captured, tried and shot. "Here is another rebel general," read the placard that was affixed to his body as it was exhibited publicly in Nogales, Sonora...