Word: handedly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Square-jawed Stanley Baldwin in a billowing grey ulster and a bullet-hard bowler hat motored to Windsor Castle early last week to kiss the King's hand, resign as Prime Minister of Great Britain. Waiting at the palace door to receive him was the King's equerry and grouse-shooting friend, Col. Sir Clive Wigram, and King George's favorite grandchild, little Princess Elizabeth, soberly staring over the top of her perambulator. Stanley Baldwin bowed solemnly to "P'incess Lilybet," who continued to stare, and entered the palace. For half an hour he remained closeted with the King...
Wednesday. Following Stanley Baldwin's retirement. Ramsay James MacDonald went to Windsor, umbrella in hand, obedient to a royal summons, and accepted the King's command to form a new government. King George was out of bed and sitting up to receive him, but little Princess Elizabeth was noticeably absent...
...Belgrade. Again, after three years of debate, the Treaty of Nettuno which would permit "peaceful penetration" into Dalmatia by Italian colonists was being fiercely attacked by Stefan Raditch, Croatian leader of the Opposition. Leader Raditch, a gypsy, a lover of freedom, saw in the impending "penetration" the dangerous colonizing hand of Benito Mussolini, whose land is just across the Adriatic from Dalmatia and neighboring Croatia. Croat Raditch shouted in furious, wild speech. Supporting him were the Dalmatian and Croatian deputies. Against him were lined the Serbs and Slovenes: the Government. Finally Croat Raditch roared in what was destined...
...administration, entered the presidential palace by stealth and kidnaped him. Slim-waisted, short-legged, he was no match at all for his captors. Before the alarm could be given he had been hustled off to Inquisition Square some blocks away. There a written resignation was thrust into his hand. He was ordered to sign on pain of death...
Brave President Leguia raised a hand in protest...