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Word: skeltered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1923-1923
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Dublin was raided by a band of Republicans in the busiest hour of the day. Shots were exchanged between the raiders and the Free State troops, causing the people to run "helter-skelter for shelter." Ten casualties are reported; no one was killed. The attack was launched against the Income Tax Office, whose officials have shown great activity in rounding up defaulters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Irish Pot-Pourri | 3/3/1923 | See Source »

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