Word: bordering
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...point of a pair of scissors they forced Capt. John Kelley to lead them out of the penitentiary grounds. Casually, they climbed in Deputy Klein's car, drove away- free men. That night, a posse recaptured five of them. Weeks later, Duchowski was found on the Mexican border. One, James Price, is still free...
Alarums. U. S. administration news organs thought differently. They thought that the Secretary of State had threatened to do something (perhaps withdraw recognition from the Calles Government, perhaps lift the embargo which prevents arms being shipped into Mexico over the U. S. border) if the Calles Administration does not come to heel in the matter of its land and oil laws (TIME, Jan. 25) which the Coolidge Administration deems retroactive and confiscatory. As a matter of fact Secretary Kellogg had spoken as if the Administration might do something, but everyone knew that Congress was in no mood to fight...
TIME, Nov. 8, giving the itinerary of Queen Marie of Rumania, in recounting the story of her trip across America stated: "After leaving Winnipeg, Canada, Her Majesty's train recrossed the border to Minneapolis...
This item having been called to the attention of the United Commercial Travelers of St. Paul in session assembled Nov. 6, a resolution was adopted directing that you be advised that Queen Marie, in recrossing the border, made a direct run of 465 miles to St. Paul...
...knew the passport name of Lindstrom would certainly be mistaken for Lindblom, calmly relates that he dressed me in business suit, felt hat, colored glasses, to look like Lindblom, and that I shaved my mustache to facilitate the transformation. Thus attired I am reported to have motored to the border in a diplomatic car, and to have expressed pleasure to Dr. Hjelf that it did not fly the red flag, emblem of Finland at that time. As is known, I did flee to Finland at the date in question, afterward proceeding to Sweden. As is also known, General von Hindenburg...