Word: despatching
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...despatch stated that the Pope was "intensely angry." Moscow Bolsheviki had imprisoned 15 novices of the Women's Franciscan Order, ten Catholic priests. No charge, it was stated, had been filed against the women; the priests were charged with disseminating anti-Soviet propaganda; all were doing relief work. The Pope contemplated "strong action...
...Olaya said that he was authorized by his government to state officially to the Panaman Minister that the Republic of Colombia recognizes Panama as an independent nation and that his Government would be pleased to receive the duly accredited agent whom the Republic of Panama would despatch. . . . He added that the Government of Colombia would also be pleased to accredit a Minister to the Republic of Panama...
...Alfaro replied that he was authorized by his Government to express its gratification at the recognition of Panama by Colombia as an independent nation and added that his Government would despatch a duly accredited agent. . . . He added that his Government would be pleased to receive the Minister accredited by the Government of Colombia...
...reanimating the great politicians of their younger days. It is a wandering book digressing confoundedly. The greater part of its space and the better part of its piquancy are allotted to the first two of the four decades in review. McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson pass through with dignified despatch at the end. Perhaps too many of the dramatis personae of the later acts are still living, for Mr. Barry to tell his best anecdotes of them...
...time of the Turco-Russian War, the Post appeared to be stealing News despatches. The News printed a despatch concerning a riot in Servia and in the despatch were some Servian words. The Post printed it and the next day the News published a translation: "The McMullens' (publishers of the Post) will steal this sure." Within a couple of years Lawson was able to buy out the Post. In 1881 he founded The Morning News, later called The Chicago Record, later merged into the Record-Herald and finally sold to Hearst to become The Herald and Examiner...