Word: canceling
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Mussolini had to cancel the engagement owing to pressing affairs of state. Among others present: Senator Tomaso Tittoni, President of the Senate; Admiral Thaon de Reval, Minister of Marine; Signer Rocco, Minister of Justice; Senator Schanzer, ex-Foreign Minister; Senator Contarini, Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry; Signer de Stefani, Minister of Finance; Commendatore Pace, Director General of the Treasury and one of Italy's leading bankers; U. S. Ambassador Henry P. Fletcher...
...enraged was T. V. O'C. that he threatened to cancel the lease under which the Pacific Mail is now operating these ships if the Pacific Mail wins its point...
...suggested in well-informed circles that the Bolshevik Government annulled the concession on the ground that the U. S. had not been induced to recognize Russia; but, not being willing to cancel the contract on this ground, a technical reason was found. Whatever the cause of the Russian Government's action, it at least provided an object lesson to others of the difficulty of dealing with an unrecognized government...
...Cheyenne, the Government's civil suit to cancel the lease of the Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve to Harry F. Sinclair (TIME, Mar. 23) wound to an ineffectual close. The Government charged conspiracy and attempted to connect up the lease with payment of alleged bribes to ex-Secretary of the Interior Fall. A payment of $25,000 in Liberty Bonds in 1923. after Mr. Fall had resigned from office and was in Mr. Sinclair's employ, was established. But the defense argued that this was a legitimate loan and had nothing to do with the Teapot Lease...
...Princeton was defeated 3 to 1, M.I.T. 7 to 2, Briarcliffe Lodge fell 1 to 0, and M.A.C. was sewed up 14 to 2. Yale, in the return game played at Hanover, was held to a scoreless tie. Owing to lack of ice, Manager Hayward was forced to cancel other games with McGill and Amherst...