Word: faction
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...political control of Albania, a republic bounded by Greece, Jugoslavia and the Adriatic. Last week the influence of Jugoslavia became definitely predominant at Tirana (the capital) when Ahmed Bey Zogu, the Jugoslav-born President of Albania, called to the Premiership Cena Bey, also a Jugoslav by birth. The Greek faction, headed by onetime (June-Dec. 1923) Premier Bishop Fan Stylian Noli (now exiled in Italy), were reported last week to be seeking aid from Premier Mussolini wherewith to regain control of Albania and oust therefrom the Jugoslavs...
...events of the past year and especially of the past week end have made it clearly evident that there is a large and active faction at Harvard, which, rightly or wrongly, does not care to continue athletic relations with Princeton. We pass no judgment on its opinion in this regard. It has a perfect right to feel exactly as it does, but colleges, like gentlemen do not obtrude when the feeling is not congenial. The Board of Athletic Control has felt that, and we believe that it represents the unanimous opinion of Princeton men that Princeton does not make...
...election of former Mexican presidents, providing that one presidential term elapses between the end of their tenure of office and their reelection. This measure was rushed through by the friends of onetime President Alvaro Obregon. He and President Calles are the twin political idols of the anticlerical faction now in power. Presumably the bill passed by the Chamber last week will be railroaded through the Senate with equal ease. After that a few months of intensive and unscrupulous campaigning should suffice to place Alvaro Obregon where he sat before he was succeeded by his good friend President Calles (TIME...
...Columbus and find his continent of truth." He subsequently gave four reasons which combined to convince him that the world was turning inevitably more and more towards. Christianity. Recently one of England's most eminent financiers approached him with the conviction that the Anglican Church was the only faction in England that could repair conditions in the country...
...concurrent despatches stated that Chinese troops (of what faction not stated) had fired upon: 1) the U. S. destroyer Elvano, which continued to steam up the Yangtze without returning the Chinese fire; 2) the U. S. hospital at Wu chang, which was reported riddled by 20 shells. No confirmation followed and no list of dead or wounded was transmitted...