Word: campaign
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Francesca, a Piedmontese, went to Caprera in 1867 (aged 19) as a nurse to Garibaldi's grandchildren. He married her after the annulment of his union with the Contessa Raimondi, who aided him during his 1859 campaign...
Garibaldi's first wife was Anita, whom he met in South America when fighting on the side of Rio Grande do Sul, which was in revolt against Brazil. She, his inseparable companion, died in 1849 while accompanying her husband on a campaign against the Austrians...
...Soviet War Minister, although advocating a cultural campaign, does not lose sight of a fighting campaign. He writes...
Japan, although maintaining that force is necessary "to bring the Chinese to their senses," believes that naval action would be futile. The Japanese want a military campaign...
...German finances, with its attendant reparation problem; 2) the sagging price of American wheat; 3) the deadlock in the building industry, and the unstable rent and construction situation; 4) the demands of organized labor; 5) the alarms and excursions caused by our politicians over the slowly approaching Presidential campaign. The mood of business in general is therefore reflected accurately by the stock market-dull trading, firm prices, a hesitancy curious rather than eager, and an apathy complacent rather than discouraged...