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Word: held (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...cabinet was not to be jostled. They agreed to appoint M. Zaimis provisional President, pending an election, but insisted for their own dignity that an official election be held. Three days later Parliament quietly elected M. Zaimis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: Grand Admiral | 12/23/1929 | See Source »

...counteract untactful Attorney Vails., Laredo businessmen held an official welcome for Señor Calles when he passed through their city on his return to Mexico...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Foul Purpose | 12/23/1929 | See Source »

...been predicted, in great quantities. One night when five major league games were played in various parts of the U. S. and Canada, 42 goals were scored. Under the old rules there were sometimes less goals scored throughout the league in a night than the number of contests held...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Hotter Hockey | 12/23/1929 | See Source »

...Manhattan the club owners of the American and National Leagues held their annual meeting with Commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis in the chair. In many hours of the sort of conferential argument known as bag-punching they discussed a point...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Baseball | 12/23/1929 | See Source »

...potential of 103 billion dollars assembled in a Manhattan convention room last week at the annual meeting of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents. That sum is the major amount of life insurance held in the U. S.† In the past year alone, policies totalling 19.8 billions were written. The investments the insurance companies have made with premiums now amount to 17.6 billions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Insurance for Research | 12/23/1929 | See Source »

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