Word: affairs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Those waging war against France in Morocco are making a commercial affair out of it. Our troops have all necessary material and their morale is very good. The surprise attack launched against us in April could not be possible again. The Moors are aware of the valor of our forces...
Canadian Professional. Dominion professionals played their trade championship as the usual curtain-raiser to the Canadian Open. Leading U. S. professionals seldom mix in this affair. Last week it was won by Percy Barrett (Lake Shore Club, Toronto), 145 (36 holes) ; Dave Spittal (Savannah, Ga.), 147; Nicol Thompson (Hamilton, Ont.) and Fred Miles (Mississagua), 148 each...
...England Professional. At a quiet little affair on the Sandy Burr course (Wayland, Mass.), Herbert Lagerblade (Bristol, Conn.) became champion of the New England professionals with the modest score of 302 (72 holes). Tied for second: Jose Stein (Nashua, N. H.) and Jack Stait (Hartford, Conn.), 304 each...
...Milner's own phrase, Mr. Gladstone was 'governed by his seraglio.' This foible had considerable political effect. One affair turned Mr. Gladstone from being a friend of Turkey and an enemy of Russia, as he was in the '50s, into being a friend of Russia and an enemy of Turkey...
...Confederate Memorial in bas relief on Stone Mountain, Georgia. The committee in charge quarreled with him or he quarreled with them-it all came to the same thing-but he broke up his clay models and fled and they hired a new sculptor-a not un-Benvenuto Cellinesque affair (TIME, Mar. 9, 16, Apr. 27, May 11). But Mr. Borglum is to have another charge...