POLAND: Bombs

President Stanislaw Wojciechowski went to Lemberg to open the Eastern Fair. Driving through the streets on his return from the opening ceremony, he saw two men step out from among the crowd, throw two bombs into the middle of the road.

Fortunately, the bombs did not explode until the President was 30 yards away; when they did, no one was hurt, but ... ah, the smell! Nearby spectators fled in wildest terror as the bombs alighted on the road. When the bombs exploded and the stink arose, they fled some more, their...

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