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Word: himly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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> Among the paupers in Westchester County Home near Elmsford, N. Y. were Frederick Rupt, 75, and John Doyle, 70. From their tiny allowances they saved money for a spree, one night last week walked into an Elmsford tavern, split a dozen cans of beer. Near 1 a.m. they were rolling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Old Men | 7/3/1939 | See Source »

Sanctions? As the mounting list of indignities reached the light of print in London, British ire rose. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, asked in Parliament what economic reprisals were planned, answered: "I do not think we have yet reached that stage." But the Prime Minister did refer to the "high-handed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR IN CHINA: Ultimatum and Blockade | 7/3/1939 | See Source »

Right Address. Although the British could not diplomatically recognize him, the logical man to have dealt with was General Gen Sugiyama, commander of the North China Army. Former War Minister, a thorough soldier who believes in "action before words," General Sugiyama (along with others of the military caste) feels himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR IN CHINA: Ultimatum and Blockade | 7/3/1939 | See Source »

His personable wife Sophie, who was 46, came to join him, and they put up at a hotel in Ilidze, about twelve miles from the provincial capital, Sarajevo. It rained dismally on the maneuvers, but the morning of St. Vitus' day dawned fair and fine. To celebrate it they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EUROPE: One Morning in Bosnia | 7/3/1939 | See Source »

On the way they passed Princip and Grabezh, both of whom lost their nerve with the failure of the first attempt. At the Town Hall the Mayor was waiting. When Franz Ferdinand and Sophie entered he began a speech of welcome. His subject: Bosnian loyalty to the crown. This was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EUROPE: One Morning in Bosnia | 7/3/1939 | See Source »

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