Word: combatted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...rest" in 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...
...Japanese despatch from Hankow reporting a great "People's Army" victory in Honan Province, and streams of wounded Nationalists pouring into the city of Tengchow "the majority suffering from sword and bayonet wounds, indicating that the People's Army were engaging in hand to hand combat, to conserve ammunition...
...misrepresented William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, as favoring a higher sugar duty, but said it was an "accidental mistake." Denying that he was a lobbyist who buttonholed Senators, Lobbyist Austin protested that his activities were entirely ethical and aboveboard, that they were necessary to combat the "propaganda" of foreign sugar interests, particularly the National City Bank, in favor of a low duty...
Wisconsin Bankshares Corp. was planned as a $350,000,000 holding company to combat outside bank chains desiring institutions in the Milwaukee trade territory...
...start the Bates game on Saturday at right tackle, reported with a badly-bruised and stiff elbow. Davis will not see action in the opening game, but is expected to be in good shape the latter part of next week. He and Greeley, quarterback who is hors de combat owing to an elbow injury, are the only members of the Crimson squad seriously injured. Batchelder, Fullam, Wetmore, and Francis Gilligan were also out of yesterday's workout as a result of minor ailments but will be fit for service against Bates...