Word: cames
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Florida. Gossipers spoke of the failure of his leadership, predicted that Brigadier Charles McNary of Oregon would soon be advanced to Chief of Staff. So feeble became the tariff fighting that Democratic Chief of Staff Robinson also went off, for a fortnight's holiday in Arkansas. Combat came to a farcical standstill on Saturday when brigadier generals deserted wholesale. General Edge went to New Jersey, preventing action on his earthenware schedules, whereas any action in the metals salient was checked by the absence of General Reed. Even Field Marshal Simmons left his front-line headquarters for the rear. Democratic...
Straightway came statements from the Cabinet heads of the Army and the Navy, each supporting his officer...
...President to inspect him. Said Mr. Hitchcock: "Fall, who supposed President Wilson's right arm was paralyzed, was amazed when the President held up his right arm and shook the Senator's hand. . . . Fall had supposed Wilson mentally as well as physically incompetent. ... He came away from the White House completely disarmed...
...Paris of Japan' splendrous old Kyoto, still the citadel of Buddhist culture, came three smart sons last week. They were John Davison Rockefeller III; Malcolm MacDonald, scion of Britain's peace-potent, peripatetic Prime Minister; and Lady Nancy Astor's studious William. Came also some 200 other notables to the third biennial session of the Institute of Pacific Relations...
Marshal Pilsudski was not caught napping. At ten minutes before gavel time his limousine swirled up to the door of the Sejm. Five minutes later came a tramping of feet. Ninety blue-grey Polish officers, belted, booted, spurred, bristling with smallarms, marched into the main lobby of the Sejm building