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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 noses clamped securely between thumb and first finger. Finally, recovering from their consternation, they seized one of the bomb-throwers and, had it not been for the police, would have seriously damaged him. The other assailant escaped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLAND: Bombs | 9/15/1924 | See Source »

Spectators fleeing in wildest terror, their noses clamped between thumb and first finger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: View with Alarm: Sep. 15, 1924 | 9/15/1924 | See Source »

...battled her from dormie two to a win at the 20th. There are Mrs. Hurd and Mrs. Barlow of Philadelphia, Louise Fordyce of Ohio, and Miriam Burns of Kansas, but none of these looms really large. Barring a vagrant, unpredictable typhoon, the only disturbance charted is the dark little terror whose native haunt is Providence-Glenna. She is indeed a thundercloud, always has been, particularly for Edith. The two have met once this year - in the finals of the Buffalo invitation matches. Glenna...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Providence Ho! | 8/25/1924 | See Source »

...Brooklyn, Pancho Villa, fighting Filipino and world's flyweight champion, knocked bamtamweight Bud Taylor, Terre Haute Terror, into a cocked hat in 12 rounds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Flea | 6/23/1924 | See Source »

...quick, strong and clever; Pancho was quicker, stronger and cleverer. The Terror would rush in and shoot his fists out with a snappy jerk, but those fists seldom hit anything except thin air. The sullen brown boy was .like a flea on hot bricks. He fought with his body close to the floor, thus reducing his five ft. one inch to something under three ft. As the big Bud approached, Pancho would spring into the air, punching, pounding and pulverizing that unfortunate Terror from Terre Haute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Flea | 6/23/1924 | See Source »

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