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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...haughty man of the hour turns his back on the bull, receives his sword and muleta (a brilliant scarlet cloth hung from a short stick) and addresses himself to the president of the fight. He asks permission to commit tauricide and, that received, next dedicates the animal to a portion of the arena, or to a lady, or to a wealthy patron, by tossing his hat into the stand. When the hat comes back, its owner is confident of finding therein some costly gift...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toreador | 1/5/1925 | See Source »

...Moscow, the anniversary was celebrated solemnly, ceremoniously, peacefully, for three whole days. The city was draped in cloth of red. Not a street was there that did not exhibit a picture of Lenin, Karl Marx or Trotzky. Red Army and Red Navy recruits took the Red oath of allegiance to the Red Government. Red troops paraded the streets; the Red proletariat applauded. Red orators spoke thus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: A Red Letter Day | 11/17/1924 | See Source »

...Sunday. None the less, long queues of people waited to enter the church where Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick was to preach. When these people came out, they talked among themselves of how Dr. Fosdick had said that, sooner than lift a finger to aid another war, men of his cloth would go to Leavenworth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: For Peace | 11/17/1924 | See Source »

Moscow, draped in cloth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Point With Pride: Nov. 17, 1924 | 11/17/1924 | See Source »

...Manhattan, Marcus Garvey and his associates (TIME, Aug. 11) made Negroes "noble." A procession marched into Liberty Hall, which was formerly a garage. First came a beadle, then an archdeacon, then a priest in red biretta, then Bishop McGuire of Africa in a purple cape and mitre of gold cloth, carrying a crook and wearing his bishop's ring of amethyst over a pair of white gloves. At the rear came Marcus Garvey in a feathered hat and George O. Marke, Royal Potentate, who came from Sierra Leone for the ceremony...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Knights | 9/1/1924 | See Source »

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