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...Paris 65-year-old Henri Guilloux, cautious chauffeur to the late King Edward VII of England, suddenly ran amok, murdered a neighbor, hanged his wife, killed himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, May 17, 1937 | 5/17/1937 | See Source »

...Gerrity-Scofield-Charley attempt was not the first in Crimson long distance running annals. Last year Robert S. Playfair '36, captain of the Cross Country team, met disaster in a 20-mile jaunt. After performing well for over half the race, the exhausted harrier unfortunately fell amok and deviated from the course, ended by fetching up against a tree...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Marathoners Forced to Toss in Towel After Grim Plod of 7 Miles of Grueling Grind | 4/20/1937 | See Source »

...father, his father's elephant Kala Nag, an English white hunter and a group of seasoned Indian mahouts, picayune Toomai goes on a hunt for wild elephants. When a tiger kills his father, Kala Nag is given to another mahout. When the mahout mistreats him, Kala Nag runs amok. Disgusted with this situation, Toomai and Kala Nag run away from camp. A searching party finds them but by this time Toomai has found a herd of wild elephants, seen the legendary elephants' dance. When the herd has been captured, Toomai is a hero. For a reward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Apr. 12, 1937 | 4/12/1937 | See Source »

...father, his father's elephant Kala Nag, an English white hunter and a group of seasoned Indian mahouts, picayune Toomai goes on a hunt for wild elephants. When a tiger kills his father, Kala Nag is given to another mahout. When the mahout mistreats him, Kala Nag runs amok. Disgusted with this situation, Toomai and Kala Nag run away from camp. A searching party finds them but by this time Toomai has found a herd of wild elephants, seen the legendary elephants' dance. When the herd has been captured, Toomai is a hero. For a reward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Apr. 12, 1937 | 4/12/1937 | See Source »

...confused with Austrian Author Stefan Zweig, no kin (Conflicts, Amok, Marie Antoinette, Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Western Front | 5/4/1936 | See Source »

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