Word: supporter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Allegedly he inspired the Associated Press to make its widely flayed charge (TIME, Dec. 20) that a "Bolshevist hegemony" is being set up in Nicaragua with Mexican support "between the U. S. and the Panama Canal." The United Press refused to spread this report, which was popped conveniently on the eve of a statement by Secretary Kellogg envisioning a sterner attitude toward Mexico...
...accept funds from the ?1,000,000 (84-860,000) private fund controlled by Mr. Lloyd George. The Attorney General, Sir Douglas Hogg, commented: "Lloyd George is using money which he obtained by selling titles while in power, to buy the Liberal Party, so that he can sell its support to the Laborites...
Amid general enthusiasm the Budget Committee then announced that they favored the Marshal's proposal to spend one-third of the revenues of the State on the army. The pleasure of the Deputies at Marshal Pilsudski's bid for their support was evident. The magnetism of his personality sufficed to overcome their resentment at such actions on his part as his sending (TiME, Nov. 15) a detachment of soldiers to march 'round and 'round the Parliament Building to prove his supremacy. As dawn broke upon last week's midnight meeting enough Deputies had collected...
...cause seems lost. He is Peter Nicholaievich, Baron Wrangel, the last hope of the "White" Tsarist Russian emigrés. In 1920 the victories of his "White Knights" over portions of the "Red Army" gave hope that the Bolshevist tide might be dammed. Then France and Britain withdrew their support from General Wrangel, he was driven even from Sevastopol, fled. Until last week his refuge was Belgrade, Jugoslavia...
...does fear the thought of swallowing anything. Nor does he bark like a dog, as popular myths say. His voice is only hoarse. However the paralysis of the disease spreads as in the dog. His dripping saliva is as infectious. The lower jaw drops, the legs cannot support the body. Incapacity extends, until the heart itself can no longer beat...