Word: visitant
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Alexander Stambuliski, deposed Premier of Bulgaria, was killed at Vetren near Slavovitza, his birthplace, according to despatches, which may not give authentic information. Permission had been given to Stambuliski to visit his birthplace. Peasants attacked his guards; Stambuliski was freed. Soldiers later attacked the peasants and in the fight which ensued Stambuliski was shot dead...
...navy's sole aircraft carrier. The party was transported in the great airplane elevators from one deck to the other, and the President inspected with much interest the " fiddle strings" landing gear used to halt the airplanes when alighting on the upper deck. As a result of his visit, Mr. Harding is said to be more strongly than ever in favor of converting some of the navy's battle cruisers into aircraft carriers...
George V: " Accompanied by my wife, I paid a visit to a new maternity wing of Queen Mary's Hospital in the poor district of London. When I stooped to rock the cradle of one of my tiniest subjects, the nurse in charge hurried up to me and said politely: 'We don't rock babies nowadays, Your Majesty.' She explained that it had been found that rocking made babies...
Edward of Wales: "A British advertising man, visiting the U. S., announced that I intend to visit ' Canada, Australia and other of the dominions ' prior to the British Empire Exposition, which opens at Wembley, near London, next Spring...
American salesmen who visit Colombia to exhibit one sample of goods and deliver another...