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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Washington one day last week journeyed the four U. S. members of the Reparations Commission-Owen D. Young, John Pierpont Morgan, Thomas William Lament, Thomas Nelson Perkins-to inform their government what, as private citizens, they had accomplished at Paris. First they drove up to the Department of State in a taxicab, went in to call upon Secretary Stimson. After a long wait their taxi-driver grew impatient, suspected his four fares of stealing away to escape the metre charge, went in and told a guard they were "dead beats." Emerging after two hours, the four Reparation Commissioners crossed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Citizens Report | 7/8/1929 | See Source »

...license, and "rear" on the rear one.† It occurred to me in this connection that these States have passed laws banning the teaching of the theory of organic evolution in state-aided schools. Will you kindly get your staff of psychologists, anthropologists, etc., busy on this question, and inform me whether there is any connection between the danger of teaching evolution and the necessity of marking both ends of the car differently? Just last week I saw evidence that at least one person from the three above named States had a sense of humor. He had the "rear" license...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 24, 1929 | 6/24/1929 | See Source »

...correct or criticize this statement I might inform that no zealous Mason would attempt to induce any man to join the order. It simply isn't done. Being one, I know whereof I speak, or write...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 29, 1929 | 4/29/1929 | See Source »

...inform you of two untrue statements printed concerning the Secretary of the Navy in the last number [March 11] of your magazine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mister's Cuffs | 4/8/1929 | See Source »

...church. Entering the sacred edifice with loud, exultant hosannahs and cries of "Christ is King" they sat down and soon partook of the feast of the Eucharist. Untroubled by the transitory rebel occupation of Cocula, General Calles wired to President Emilio Portes Gil: "I have the honor to inform you that the traitor Escobar (rebel generalissimo) continues to flee without fighting, and we continue our advance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Pepper Pyre | 4/8/1929 | See Source »

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