Word: diaz
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...came the Porfirio Diaz Revolution; Calles was among the first to join against Diaz. Came the fierce revolt against Francisco Madero; Calles rose from the ranks to a colonelcy. Came the Victoriana Huerta Rebellion; General Alvaro Obregon found Calles, made him a general in command of the Sonora army. From this moment, the beneficent shade of Señor Obregon hovered about him. Governor of Sonora he became, and then Cabinet Minister. And, when the snappy struggle against President Carranza began, the Sonora triumvirate? Obregon, Calles and Adolfo de la Huerta?was in being...
Divorced. Wladek Zbyszko, famed heavyweight wrestler, from Madame Amelia Diaz Zbyszko, 22 (5 ft., 100 Ibs.). He charged cruel and abusive treatment...
...small portion of the whole number present, assembled in a great hall filled with State standards, in the best political convention style. Messages were read from Rear Admiral Sims, from Charles P. Donnelly (President of the Northern Pacific Railway), Lord Byng (Governor General of Canada), Josephus Daniels, General Diaz of Italy, Admiral Beatty of England, General Pershing, Major General Lejeune, Secretary Weeks, Secretary Wilbur, Field Marshal Haig, Admiral Koontz, Georges Clemenceau, Newton D. Baker, Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman...
...leaked out that the rebel cause had been given encouragement by the adherence of the Federal troops under General Isidore Diaz Lopez to the rebel cause. General Lopez commented upon his disaffection, said ironically: "You will receive news, as you have already received it, of continuous victories of the Government troops. This news will be duly confirmed by the victory of my soldiers and our ideals...
...significance of this quarrel lies in its analogy to events which preceded the fall of the Diaz régime in 1911. Will President Obregon be forced by internal dissension to tender his resignation to Congress as did General Diaz? President Obregon and General de la Huerta became bitter enemies after 16 years of personal friendship. Then came upon the scene General Calles, another conspirant for the Presidency, a fact which necessitated Presidential steps for the enforcement of law and order. On top of all this Señor Miguel Aiesio Robles, Minister of Commerce, tendered his resignation...