Word: protests
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Bourse at Rome, the Bourse at Milan, indignantly announced that they suspend trading as a protest. The Government had issued a decree that no one might speculate in stocks or bonds without a 25% margin. Finance Minister de Stefani had become alarmed because bellboys rushed from hotels, chauffeurs left their cars, laborers left their ditches to telephone orders to the stock exchanges, in a fever of speculation...
...Inhabitants who are victims of the aforesaid policy will withhold the reception otherwise due to Lord Balfour. On the day of his arrival, meetings will be held in places of worship for protest and prayer. Representatives of Arab bodies, recognized or unrecognized, and other national bodies and notables, will refrain from meeting him publicly or privately. The authorities responsible for the Holy Places and national institutions will withhold leave of access to them. Arabic papers will appear with black borders and brief comments in English on the Balfour Declaration. Political authorities in Arab countries will associate themselves with the said...
...these gentry, Edward L. Doheny registered protest. His lawyer addressed a letter to the editors of The Lampoon, who forthwith stated: "In a recent issue of The Lampoon, the name of Doheny was printed in connection with certain other names upon the entablature of the pediment of a temple upon the first page of the issue. We take this opportunity of withdrawing any possible unpleasant inference...
...demand again shows an increase, while 1925 production does not continue to increase, there is strong likelihood that recent raises in oil prices will be maintained and even be increased, despite considerable political protest in Western and Southern states. New oil fields, rather than political activities, seem at present the best possibility as a cause of lower oil prices...
...made providing that no individual can participate in a meet for more than three years. Had this ruling gone into effect for Saturday's meet, as many urged, Georgetown's chances would have been seriously impaired, as several of her representatives have competed already for three years. A strong protest, however, by the University delegation against the immediate application of this rule resulted in its suspension until the beginning of the next college year...