Word: revoltings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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There was revolt in the village of Jolo on the island of Sulu in the territory of the Philippines. Two hundred Moros, led by Datu Tahil and his wife, Princess Tarhata Kiram, who is daughter of the Sultan of Sulu and a onetime University of Illinois coed, vexed the constabulary. Not wishing to shed the blood of her people, Princess Tarhata set forth last week to talk peace with Governor General Leonard Wood at Manila, to. ask him for a Moro governor for the island of Sulu...
...Columbus, but suspected of being decoy agents of the Calles regime. One Rene Capistran Garza proclaimed himself "Provisional President of Mexico," though he remained in hiding; and the whole movement which claimed to be supported by onetime under "Generals" of Pancho Villa loomed ridiculous. The Government rashly made this "revolt" an excuse for terrorism in the interior...
...themselves. Those which are not, have to be classed with evolution, the roundness of the earth and other matters which were not factors in the speculative thought of the ancient Jews. . . . In sex conduct we are today going through the spurious freedom phase; in the first childish exhilaration of revolt we are grossly misbehaving. But I think we shall some day achieve something in sex very far removed from all this-something governed by authentic tastes, and free but educated preferences-a genuine culture, in short. The Denver City Club was quick to offer Judge Lindsey a further hearing...
...Chief among his writings to arrest attention of teachers and parents was Revolt of Modern Youth...
...arrived from Italy addressed to President Zogu of Al- bania while the treaty was pending. 4) President Zogu has allegedly informed the Jugoslavian chargé d'affaires, M. George Colom- batovitch, that he had no choice but to sign the treaty, since the Italians had perfected means to foment a revolt in Albania which would have swept him (Zogu) out of power had he refused to sign. 5) Signor Mario Alberti, Director of the Banca di Credito Italiano, who arranged a loan to Albania 18 months ago, is alleged to have arranged with the Albanian authorities for a text...