Word: senors
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...five years Senor Alessandri has been President of Chile. About a year ago (TIME, Sept. 22, 1924) a military junto seized the Government, and told President Alessandri that he could remain in office if he would go away on a six months' vacation. He went to Europe. Before the six months were up a junto of younger Chilean officers seized the Government from their outraged superiors (TIME, Feb. 2), told President Alessandri to come back. He came...
Having crossed the Andes (TIME, Sept. 28), the Prince of Wales, wanderlustful youth of 31, was feted at Buenos Aires. Escaping from the city, he spent two days at the famed breeding ranch of Senor Miguel A. Martinez de Hoz, who was likewise visited there by General Pershing, last January. (TIME, Jan. 26, LATIN AMERICA...
...return. This man was the eminent South American physician, Jose Gabino Villanueva, President-Elect of Bolivia, who, on the eve of inauguration, refused to do Saavedra's bidding and was therefore promptly declared unelected and, a week later, exiled. No one could guess what hopes had lured Senor Villanueva back to Bolivia, but it was certain that this time Saavedra, taking no chances, would send him under armed guard to an unhealthy part of the country...
Simultaneously the younger members of Saavedra's army became boisterous. They suggested to Saavedra that a suitable candidate for President at the special elections in December would be Senor Hernando Siles, a diplomat. So tense was the situation that Saavedra did an unprecedented thing- he took the suggestion. Senor Siles will be President. And then Saavedra took another suggestion- he withdrew his brother's candidacy for Vice President...
...midnight the festivities abated for an instant. President Calles stepped out upon the central balcony of the palace and pulled a cord which is pulled by every President of Mexico who manages to remain in office until a 16th of September. Boomed forth "The Liberty Bell? of Mexico." Cried Senor Calles "Viva Mejico!" The official celebration came to an end. Not so the ball...