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Dates: during 1920-1929
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The quickest, sharpest G. 0. P. answer to Nominee Smith's farmstorming tour was emitted by Senator George Higgins Moses of New Hampshire, official Hooverizer of the East. Quoth he: "The ploughboy of the Eastern world goes West in a $1,000,000 special train to carry relief to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Senators | 10/1/1928 | See Source »

Thus everyone was obliged to seem "surprised" all over again at Jonkheer Doktor J. Loudon, stiff-necked Minister to France of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, and Chairman of the League of Nations Preparatory Disarmament Commission.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS: Surprise | 10/1/1928 | See Source »

"We had a very definite difference of view regarding certain questions concerning disarmament. We saw very little chance for success on the part of the [League] Preparatory Commission for Disarmament unless we could come to some agreement, so we got together.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS: Schweinehundl! | 9/24/1928 | See Source »

Last week a mixed commission was rapidly adjusting the total sum which Nationalist China must pay because her rash soldiery sacked the U. S. Consulate a year and a half ago (TIME, April 4, 1927); and there was every prospect that on Oct. i, 1928 the salute of U. S...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Potent Hero | 9/24/1928 | See Source »

The American Weekly is the Sunday supplement of the 28 Hearst newspapers. Advertisers are invited to regard it as a sort of magazine. It has a circulation of 25,000,000 (Saturday Evening Post has less than 3,000,000). Its advertising rate is $16,000 per page. Its contents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Kobler's Dreams | 9/24/1928 | See Source »

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