Word: newfoundlands
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...them enormously corpulent (Mayor O'Keefe), welcomed him to the U. S. Soon he was hopping again, to Galveston, to San Antonio. His four-continent itinerary called for flight across the desert southwest to the Pacific, north to Seattle, back (following lakes) to Chicago, New York, Boston, Newfoundland, the Azores, Portugal, Rome. He hoped to get home on April 21, anniversary of Rome's founding, certain of a prodigious "triumph." All Italy is placarded by Il Duce's aviation recruiting posters: "Don't YOU want to become a De Pinedo...
Died. Sir Robert Bond, 70, one-time (1900-1909) Premier of Newfoundland; at Whitbourne, Newfoundland. Sir Robert was once ducked by his opponents when attempting to make a speech...
Some two centuries ago His Majesty George III (1738-1820) assigned to Newfoundland the "coast" of Labrador. Upon the meaning of "coast" and a few similar technicalities has hung for more than a generation the most important case ever submitted to the Privy Council, a case involving $250,000,000, a case now finally decided...
...considerable tract of land" is worth in this instance $250,000,000. The Privy Council awarded it to Newfoundland a fortnight ago, and quashed the claim which Canada has pressed for 25 years that Newfoundland should have only the "edge or margin" and Canada the hinterland or "inland" coast, rich in vast mineral deposits unsuspected by George...
...Padden of Indian Harbor, Labrador one of the foremost assistants to Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell, will be at Phillips Brooks House at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon. He will receive all former workers for The Grenfell Missionary and also all men interested in working for the Mission in Newfoundland or Labrador this summer...