Word: tegucigalpa
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Honduras. After a Government victory at Chamelecon, loyal troops beat the bush where Rebel General Gregorio Ferrera and his insurgents were hiding, promised a decisive battle from day to day. In Congress at Tegucigalpa, Representative...
...cruisers, United Fruit, from its Boston headquarters, announced that no U. S. lives or property were so far endangered by the fighting in Honduras. While hecklers charged that the revolt was directly connected with the withdrawal order for Nicaragua, Secretary Stimson was advised by U. S. Minister Lay at Tegucigalpa that the uprising had no large political backing, would soon "fizzle...
...State and Navy Departments of the U. S. frown on the practice of tauromachy, or the art of bullfighting, by U. S. official representatives. But when Major Peter C. Geyer Jr., U. S. M. C., naval attache to the Legation at Tegucigalpa killed a bull in a bull ring last week, the State and Navy departments were pleased. Explanation...
Feature of the third corrida of the season at the Comayaguela Fair, 50 mi. from Tegucigalpa was the appearance of one Ramiro Dominguez, second-rate Mexican matador. Major Geyer attended in a ringside seat. Attempting to execute a difficult passade, Matador Dominguez became entangled in his cape, slipped, fell prone before the charging animal. Without an instant's hesitation Major Geyer drew his service pistol, dropped the bull with a single bullet between the eyes. The air was rent with cheers for quickwitted Tauricide Geyer, mingled with boos for slovenly Tauromach Dominguez...