Word: frontier
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Swiss regiment passing one of the frontier stations on the Italo-Swiss border became incensed at the sight of some Fascisti. They cried out: "Down with Italy!" "Down with the Fascisti!" "Down with Mussolini!" This incident had two results: Lieutenant Guido Gavani challenged Colonel Gusser, commander of the Swiss regiment, to a duel for slurring the fair name of Fascismo. Benito Mussolini, swallowing his own pride, called upon the Swiss Government to apologize for having insulted Italy. The Swiss Government uttered its concern and promised an inquiry and punishment for the offenders...
...Herald stated that it possessed authentic information that Mussolini had declared that if two British Labor M. P.'s should go to Italy to study Fascist election methods, in response to the invitation of Italian Socialists, he would have them turned back at the frontier...
...task of unscrambling the populations of the Near East. Most of Turkey's racial troubles in the past arose from the inextricable intermingling of Turks, Arabs, Greeks, Jews, Kurds, Georgians, Circassians, Armenians. The Government announced the establishment of zones, forbidden to racial minorities. These zones lie on the frontiers. Armenians are segregated out of Turkey. Arabs are forbidden the vilayets on the Syrian and Mesopotamian frontier. Georgians are forbidden the Kars and Ardahan eastern frontier, near Georgia. Greeks are restricted to Constantinople. Only Kurds are allowed villages speaking their own language. In other villages, non-Turkish minorities are restricted...
...pamphlet entitled, "Chemistry, Extending its Frontier" has just been issued by the University. The purpose of this pamphlet is to show as far as possible in a compass so brief, the importance of chemistry in its bearing upon modern civilized life, as well as to indicate the manner in which its usefulness may be developed most effectively in the future...
...frontier dispute, affecting the region of Joworzino (in the Carpathian Mountains), was settled between Czecho-Slovakia and Rumania...