Word: berlins
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...illicitly manufacturing British Pfunden and American Dollaren, a number of Russians were arrested in Berlin. For some time numerous peo- ple have been swindled by this gang...
Much water, however, has gone over the dam since the Metchnikoff table of elementary substances was formulated as the axiomatic basis of modern chemistry. Under certain rays, supposedly elemental substances have broken down into two or more other elements. Now comes the story that Professor Miethe of the Berlin Technical High School has succeeded in obtaining gold artificially by breaking down mercury into other substances...
...latter part of 1918, the arrest of ex-Premier Radoslavoff and 13 of his Cabinet Ministers was ordered. Radoslavov and one Minister escaped to Berlin, the remaining twelve were arrested and thrown into prison...
...which the Judges decided that as the Ministers were charged with wronging the people, the people ought to decide on the guilt of the accused. The people found them guilty and they were condemned last year to imprisonment for life with hard labor. Radoslavoff, in Berlin, called it laughable; the unfortunate eleven condemned ex-Ministers (one died in prison, one was still in Berlin) saw nothing funny in the situation...
Some of those who will be there: Sir Valentine Chirol, expert in Eastern affairs; Sir Arthur C. Salter, Finance Chief of the League of Nations; Louis Aubert, onetime Editor of the Revue de Paris; Moritz J. Bonn, Berlin economic expert ; Yusuke Tsurumi, member of the Seiyukai party of Japan ; R. H. Tawney, economic adviser of the British Labor Party; Sir Paul Vinogradoff, of the Chair in Jurisprudence at Oxford ; Paul D. Cravath, lawyer ; Rear Admiral Josseph Strauss; John Spargo, U. S. Socialist...