Word: generale
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week at Corinto, Nicaragua, Rear-Admiral Edward Hale Campbell, commander of the Special Service Squadron, debarked from his flagship, the U, S. S. Rochester to make a periodical inspection of U. S. forces in Nicaragua. He was met by Brigadier-General Dion Williams who commands 1,600 U. S. Marines still scattered over the little republic. Last week President Hoover informed Congress: "We are anxious to withdraw these forces as the situation warrants...
...long time since trust-busting was a front-page activity of the U. S. Government. Last week, however, three potent U. S. corporations found themselves involved in anti-trust proceedings. Attorney General William De Witt Mitchell filed suit against Warner Brothers and William Fox and announced a general investigation of the pooled patents held by Radio Corp. of America. This announcement closely followed a ruling in which the U. S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware, declared that Radio Corp. was following monopolistic practices in its licensing policy...
...National Tuberculosis Association started selling its Christmas Seals Thanksgiving Day. By New Year's Day the Association through its state and community sub-organizations expects to raise $5,500,000. One-twentieth of the amount ($275,000) will go to the National Association for its general work. The balance remains in the contributing communities for any necessary local work on the prevention and cure of tuberculosis...
...some 12,000 War veterans marched slowly up the Champs Élysees, paused for an instant to pile flowers on the Unknown Soldier's grave in tribute. Leading the parade were President Doumergue. Prime Minister André Tardieu. Foreign Minister Briand, Marshal Pétain, and one-armed General Gouraud. Just at eleven o'clock a cannon boomed, while all the crowd stood for a motionless minute. There were neither speeches nor prayers for Atheist Georges Clémenceau...
...Aachen the Belgians made even shorter work of it. Only General Pouleur, chagrined at the loss of a comfortable post, depressed at the thought of routine duty in Brussels, muttered ominous warnings...