Word: joaquim
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...right in the Journals front yard. It was announced that he had acquired the feeble Providence News-Tribune (evening) which had been nursed along by Democratic Senator Peter G. Gerry as a political sounding-board to 25,000 pairs of readers' ears. Out went dignified, high-collared Editor Joaquim B. Calvo. Up went Ralph E. Bailey from his job as head of the News-Tribune State House staff to be managing editor. With the News-Tribune, Mr. O'Hara acquired an Associated Press franchise, a chance to go directly to Providence's 252,981 potential newspaper readers...
...State of Rio Grande do Norte rebellious Deputy Pereira had a rival last week. Impressed with the comparative success of Rebel Pereira, a Col. Joaquim Saldanha declared an insurrection against the government of Rio Grande do Norte, led out a force of 300 men to battle. In his first skirmish he defeated a body of Rio Grande do Norte state police, killed their commander, Capt Tavares...