Word: duels
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...adverse trade balance into a favorable balance of $70,000,000, but lost his popularity. His nominee, Augustin P. Justo, was elected President and took office last February. General Uriburu's last official acts were pardoning Dr. Irigoyen, rescinding exile orders against opposition leaders (who issued duel challenges at once). Argentine viewed General Uriburu with mixed feelings when he sailed in March for Paris. Last week sirens screamed in Buenos Aires. Carpers, challengers were silent. Argentina newspapers rated Uriburu the Republic's only 20th Century hero...
...Babcock, F. H. 2nd, V. G. Balboni, M. L. N. C. Bodman, Randolph Jr., R. R. Borden, Jr., E. D. F. G. von Brecht, R. E. von R. S. Brookings, II, H. B. Burley, E. C. Carman, I. S. Chenoweth, Chung, Northrop Clarey, Jr., Crocker, A. B. Duel, Jr., B. K. Jr., J. S. England, C. R. Jr., W. A. Forbush...
...nasty are most European duels, the duelists firing (by agreement) into the air, thus "satisfying their honor" and whetting their appetites for the customary champagne luncheon. But last week Socialite George Bratianu had on his hands Rumania's budding Hitler, the "Baby Fascist" Gregory Filipescu. Terms of the duel: pistols at 25 yd., to be followed if no one was hit by a duel unto death with sabres...
There most certainly were! Everyone connected with the duel was firm about that point. To prove it George Bratianu showed a hole through which he said a bullet had entered his trousers and lodged there. He produced a bullet, smilingly declared himself unwounded. But he had been hit, agreed the seconds, so there was no need to duel nastily to the death with sabres...
...game with Pennsylvania was marked by the paucity of hits, so that it became a pitching duel...