Word: informing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...opening speech, Mussolini paid tribute to the murdered Deputies Matteotti and Casalini and to the recently deceased General Ricciotti Garibaldi, son of the great Liberator. After resuming his seat, the leader of the Communists arose to inform the Chamber that his Party would not sit in the present Parliament. He made himself objectionable-so much so that a mighty, muscular Fascist towered over him with menacing fists, shouting: "I don't hit because the mere sight of you makes me sick." A fight was avoided; and a few minutes later, the Communist concluded his speech and led his followers...
...Yale University, a gentleman who has spent many years of his life making exceedingly accurate tables of the moon's behavior so that phases of the moon can be predicted accurately years in advance, has been appointed by the American Astronomical Society as Chairman of a Committee to inform the public concerning the eclipse -a very necessary function because of the proclivity of the press to garble accounts of things scientific. The unusual feature of the eclipse of 1925 is that it will be visible in an unusually populous portion of this continent. One or two eclipses occur annually...
...acceptable to Americans; that Ramsay MacDonald was to Americans the ideal British statesman. A heavyset, earnest young man arose, addressed the chair. Soft-voiced, but serious, this was one Edward Egan, Yale Rhodes Scholar at New College, incidentally the amateur heavyweight boxing champion of all Britain. Egan begged to inform the chair and its occupant that the sentiments thus expressed were not shared by other Americans at Oxford and must not be allowed to stand, as they then unfortunately did, as representative. Other frowning members backed up Egan's objection. Mr. Greene explained that it had not been...
Before adjourning the Council directed the President to inform the Class Officers of the Junior and Sophomore Classes that they are expected to make nominations for new Class Officers for the ensuing year. The lists will be announced, it is expected, toward the end of this week...
Argentina. The Argentine Senate requested the Government to inform the Holy See that its Papal Nuncio (Pope's Ambassador), Mgr. Giovanni Beda Cardinale, is no longer persona grata and that the Argentine Minister to the Vatican, Garcia Mansilla, will be replaced. No reasons for the action were given; but it was assumed that the Senate was displeased with the Pope for having appointed Mgr. Michele de Andrea Apostolic Delegate from South America instead of Archbishop of Buenos Aires; and peeved with Senor Garcia Mansilla for having failed to secure Mgr. de Andrea's nomination for the latter post...