Word: henchmen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Dzerzhinsky (TIME, Aug. 2) as chairman of the Supreme Economic Council. The settled policy of these men is to transform the "pure" Communist state, as conceived by Lenin, into a regime in which modified capitalism is recognized but kept subservient to the state. Secretary General Stalin and his henchmen are thus "Communist heretics." Their political creed is the "NEP" ("New Economic Policy"). Daily Life. The Communist regime has now attained a complete stability, and in consequence an orderly routine of life is vouchsafed to all classes. Such cultural diversions as the theatre, the opera and the ballet are taking their...
...must help her by becoming the Napoleon of Nicaragua. Peter drinks deep of destiny, joins him. On the squalid, turbulent breast of Central America, they achieve momentary success. There is all the usual panoply of historical romance: the storming of ancient citadels, the intrigue of Bourbon-breath'd henchmen, the moneyed powers, the lovely Senorita de Avila who dies heroically so that Peter may live. Filibuster Walker, as some may recall, spurns the aid of the mighty Commodore Van- derbilt. So the Commodore who spits tobacco to the delight of Manhattan street-cleaners thwarts the destiny of Mr. Walker...
...Switzerland dreaming of empire. Only after far, vigorous roving, much crime and more misery had his colossal, visionary projects come to this. From New York-where Poe had frequented his Fordham bar-he had ridden to Oregon, sailed through the Pacific, out to Hawaii, up to Alaska, recruiting henchmen in every bar, trading famously, until he reached the mud huts of San Francisco and bargained for an empire with the Spanish padrés and governors. He had gained it by merely promising to guard the Sierra passes against Americans and Indians...
Dictator's henchmen pointed out that this total is ten times the hitherto largest number of votes ever cast in a Spanish election. Does this mean that the De Rivera dictature has actually received a favorable mandate ten times more potent than any ever before expressed...
...negative votes were permitted. Every ballot cast was a ballot for Primp de Rivera and there existed every opportunity for his henchmen to dragoon the illiterate peasantry to the polls and force them to vote...