Word: foreign
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Four foreign astronomers, directors and staff members of observatories in Canada, Norway, Holland, and Poland, have arrived at the Harvard Observatory to carry on researches in a number of fields, it was announced yesterday. Five men visiting from other nations have just left after pursuing their researches with the aid of the Observatory staff, it was also learned...
Born at Paris just 53 years ago, André Tardieu had a common public schooling, developed an uncommon flair for political journalism, and at only 23 became Chef de Cabinet (chief political secretary) to the late, great Prime Minister Waldeck-Rousseau. Next he leaped to foreign editorship of Le Temps, foremost French daily. In 1914 he entered the Chamber of Deputies under the most potent auspices possible?as the protege of "Tiger" Clémenceau. But at the trump of War he ducked out of politics, clattered off to the front as a spruce Captain of Chasseurs, got himself three-times wounded...
...Foreign Affairs?Aristide Briand...
...tomorrow, and many an achievement of his 18 years with Morgan would have a historic value. To him came the financing of the New York Central Railroad and he is today the firm's chief railroad adviser. To him came most of the overseas muddles into which its vast foreign interests plunged the Morgan house. In China (the Consortium), Mexico (International Committee), France (Anglo-French $500,000,000 loan), Austria (1923 joint loan), he has been at one time or another the most important financial factor. When these and many another nation gather together, as at Versailles...
...Foreign News...