Word: come
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...foreign trade will be injured by reprisals of countries whose chief products come into the U. S. over the tariff wall. Canada, best U. S. customer, has already complained. Cuba, worried over its raw sugar exports to the U. S., protested changes. If Argentine corn is more heavily taxed, that country's preference for U. S. automobiles, farm machinery, etc. might cease...
Under the shadows of the Wasatch Range, Reed Smoot attended the Brigham Young Academy, clerked in his father's store, worked in his father's woolen mill. A good Mormon, he believed that the sober labors of this life prepared for the life to come. Soberly, he subscribed to two New York newspapers of different faiths, read them comparatively for a year, solemnly concluded that only as a Republican could his business soul be saved. From that decision Reed Smoot has never since flinched...
Chefoo-where the hair nets come from -was the scene of lively doings last week. Away from this flourishing city in the Yellow Sea vamoosed its rightful defender, General Liu Chen-nien; and victoriously in marched dread Marshal Chang Tsung-chang (TIME, March 7, 1927). Within an hour Chefoo's terrified Chinese Chamber of Commerce had presented the marshal with $100,000 spot cash gold, in return for his promise not to issue his favorite order, "Loot...
...reported executed. He denounced him, General Li, as "a traitor to the sacred cause of Nationalism!" Seemingly Li of Canton was in league with the rebels, a clique of military leaders with their base of operations in what are called the Wuhan cities (see below). The incautious Li had come to Nanking (guaranteed as to his life by Wu) in order to attend the third annual Nationalist Party Congress. The Congress adjourned last week after passing resolutions unqualifiedly condemning the Wuhan clique, directing that Li be kept in jail, and entrusting the fullest military authority to President Chiang. Since...
...Minister, but last week some of his well-drilled divisions advanced south against the rebels under the Nationalist banner, while the Marshal with his main army moved north into Shantung; seemingly with intent to vanquish the Marshal Chang Tsung-chang who had just captured Chefoo?where the hair nets come from...