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(Warner). On Oct. 25, 1854, the suicidal advance of 673 British cavalrymen into the teeth of Russian cannon fire through a valley at Balaklava, in the Crimean war, proved to be a maneuver less beneficial to England's military than to its literary history. Caused by a mistake in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Nov. 2, 1936 | 11/2/1936 | See Source »

Editor Wallace next began to supply free articles to other magazines. According to FORTUNE, since the practice began a year-and-a-half ago. some 60 such articles have first been planted in magazines like Scribner's, Forum and Century, American Mercury, North American Review, Today The Rotarian. All...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Digest's Doings | 11/2/1936 | See Source »

The U. S. Administration side of the franc maneuver last week was a fascinating story in itself (see p. 12). If there was a British story, the British sat on it. In France the Cabinet's charming financial fairy tale was to substitute for such unpleasant words as "inflation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Fallacy or Victory? | 10/5/1936 | See Source »

After lunch, photographers were summoned. When Governor Landon hung back in the crowd of notables, President Roosevelt turned to Governor Herring, said. "Won't you bring the Governor up closer?" Nominee Landon took his stance by the President's side and the two grinned amiably at each other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Strange Interlude | 9/14/1936 | See Source »

Great Provocation. With both Left and Right convinced that the self-satisfied President had cast himself in the role of umpire and considered useless any attempt to prevent Spaniards from shooting out their political differences, the stage for Civil War was set. The Cabinet's radical Minister of Labor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: The Republic v. The Republic | 8/24/1936 | See Source »

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