Word: visitant
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...practicing attorney. A full-sized, out-door-loving man, he was raised in Dillon, Mont. where his family had one of the State's largest cattle ranches and where he began practicing law in 1892 after leaving Washington University (St. Louis). He still goes back to Dillon to visit his brothers, still maintains his local reputation as a teller of prime fish stories. His branch of the family claim no kin with Republican Miles Poindexter, onetime (1911-23) U. S. Senator from Washington, onetime (1923-28) U. S. Ambassador to Peru...
Meanwhile the rest of the world was gravely concerned by the day-to-day increase of diplomatic tension between mighty, patient Russia and small, aggressive Japan. Last month Edouard Herriot of France reported on a visit he made last summer to Russia after which he nearly died of gastric disturbances and a kidney infection. Statesman Herriot pointed out that hostilities between Japanese and Russians, if not between Japan and Russia, have in fact commenced. Thus M. Herriot cited the complaints of the Soviet manager of the Chinese Eastern Railway spanning Japan's puppet State of Manchukuo. The manager, Comrade...
...Tokyo U. S. recognition of U. S. S. R. was interpreted almost as an unfriendly act, the Japanese Press being alert to see and exploit its economic potentialities in case of hostilities. After one flying visit to Moscow William Christian Bullitt, President Roosevelt's new Ambassador, returned to the U. S. last month under the definite impression that a Russo-Japanese war was in the making. He felt it his duty to warn U. S. businessmen not to lend Russia too much money because of the danger that she may find herself unable simultaneously to fight and pay interest...
...doorway. The rain that had scattered the jubilant throng stops. Life is indeed pleasant. But there is a harlotish-looking friend of Jean who drops into his room and insists on staying for the night. All very innocent, of course, for Jean leaves, but when Anna goes to visit him the next morning, she can not help seeing women's clothing in his room. She is angry, so angry that she slaps Jean when he comes to bid her good morning; they separate...
When he had faced the hearty but undemonstrative welcome of his family, peasants in the village of Blato who actually killed their fatted calf for him, Adamic changed his mind about making only a short visit. Louis Adamic became again Loyze Adamich. His Uncle Mikha gave him a dressing-down for not writing oftener to his mother. Uncle Yanez put off dying until he had seen his traveled nephew. Cousin Toné asked him to be groomsman at his wedding. Before Adamic had left Jugoslavia it was nearly time for him to be godfather to Toné's firstborn...