Word: terrorism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Died. Federal District Judge John F McGee, 64; in Minneapolis, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Harassed by Prohibition problems, he said he feared for his mind. Known throughout the Northwest as the "bootleggers' terror," he, upon one occasion, sentenced 112 offenders in three hours, collected $33,700 from them in fines...
...Hungary's frontiers. His alleged insolent attitude toward the Kaiser and the shelling of the Imperial train were unnecessary acts; and the royal state in which he now lives has firmly impressed upon a large percentage of the Hungarian people that the cavalry Admiral Inquisitioner of the White Terror, the Protestant apostate (he embraced Roman Catholicism when he became Regent, ''not unmindful," say some, "of the Hungarian basic law" which, limits succession to the throne to Roman Catholics") is not only a traitor to his King, but a man deserving the utmost contempt from the country...
Opposition newspapers carried a fake story that a force of 60,000 Fascisti was marching on Rome to inaugurate a reign of terror. Eight newspapers in Rome, five in Milan, one in Turin, two in Genoa, five in Naples, two in Verona-23 in all-were seized, but were permitted to publish again after the offending story had been deleted...
...TERROR PERIL SENDS COLD CHILL UP FRENCH SPINES...
Such were some of the headlines last week of stories in U. S. newspapers describing Communist revolts and rumors of Communist revolts. In France, opposition newspapers carried similar headlines. They announced the imminence of a Reign of Red Terror...