Word: agreement
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...onetime enemies have traveled since the War. Up to 1914, trade between the two countries was regulated by the Treaty of Frankfort, which ended the war of 1870-71. Since the World War, there has been no well-defined commercial accord, trade being subject to a general agreement, except in the case of specific articles, on the basis of the customs laws of both nations, which has been governed in turn by certain provisions of the Versailles Treaty...
...agreement concerning the so-called bandit raids, which have frequently developed into semipolitical feuds, greatly advantages Russia. Through it the Russians will be able to cross the frontier, probably only to a limited extent, to check any counter-revolutionary movement that may be formed there; for it is believed in Moscow that the British are attempting to foster trouble in Persia against the Caucasus and Turkestan...
...flight to Honolulu lost. Came criticism that greediness for the $25,000 prize and the $10,000 second prize was taking men into the air with inefficient planes. Airmen answered that all tests were under U. S. Department of Commerce supervision. Flyers in the race signed a last minute agreement to delay the start four days, to give opportunity for minuter mechanical overhauling, stricter sifting of entrants' abilities...
...spoke Charles H. Babb, Secretary of the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Aeronautic Association: "Clarke never signed an agreement to postpone his start." The gasoline gauge rose. Flyers and officials crowded around. The plane was wheeled to the runway. Mr. Clarke leaned out, called: "As long as I can't see the start of this race I'll be at the other end to see the finish!" Into the plane jumped Mr. Babb, hatless in business clothes. The motor hummed; the plane took off. A Dole official told the crowd Mr. Clarke had not qualified, had not a chance...
Patience was not shown last week by the delegations at Geneva. On the contrary their members seemed weary of negotiation and content to let the Parley gutter out at the forthcoming third plenary session. Meanwhile the chief hope for accord seemed to lie in an agreement between U. S. President Calvin Coolidge and British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, now in Canada (see COMMONWEALTH). When this project was broached by newsgatherers to Mr. Baldwin he said...