Word: despatched
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...country had hardly recovered from the threat of war incident to the despatch of the Panther by the German Government to Agadir. Internally the country was split by a virtual civil war as well as the usual bandit depredations. It was natural that the young Sultan should lean more and more on Marshal Lyautey, "the grand old man of Morocco," who was the French Resident General. It was largely because of their mutual confidence that France was able so completely to pacify the country that she was able to withdraw two-thirds of her troops during...
...delivered promptly." Fancy Language. Far different from the accent of the First Assistant Postmaster General was the accent of a bulletin issued last week by Third Assistant Postmaster General R. S. Regar. Mr. Regar merely wanted to urge the public to address its Christmas mail plainly, wrap it securely, despatch it early, prepay postage fully. He prefaced his message as follows: "The tang in the air and the wonderful colors of autumn leaves evidence the fact that another year is its close and that the holiday season, with its spirit of good-will and cheer, will soon be here...
...word concerning the despatch of the note appeared in the German press. A few days later, however, Berlin heard about it from Manhattan. Angered, the German press demanded full publication of the report, loudly denounced the Government's secrecy...
...Story: Said a despatch from Berlin last week: "The Steglitz District of the German capital is to have an enormous new public school constructed practically entirely of glass...
...does. Like the President, they could align Mr. Morrow's undoubted, ability and his Morgan connection as natural complements. They could see the U. S. well served by an understanding of Mexican conditions that has been found serviceable by J. P. Morgan & Co. They could remember the thoroughness and despatch with which Mr. Morrow, at President Coolidge's request, investigated the Air Service rumpus kicked up by Col. William A. Mitchell, U. S. A., in 1925; how, as chairman of the President's Aircraft Board, Mr. Morrow mapped out the Government air program now going forward...