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India. To the forces of non-cooperation and other parties of a turbulent revolutionary nature in India, the advent of Laborism in Britain was looked forward to with undisguised enthusiasm. The letter which Mr. Macdonald sent to India three weeks before he became Premier and which he has recently had...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMONWEALTH: Advent of Laborism | 2/4/1924 | See Source »

The plot is not especially thrilling. Miss Binney picks a discarded letter to her cousin who stars in the Follies out of the fireplace and answers it. Eventually, an exciting correspondence develops between her and a young engineer in South America who is under the delusion that he is writing...

Author: By A. C. B., | Title: "A PERFECT LADY" AT THE SHUBERT THEATRE | 1/4/1924 | See Source »

For centuries the debate as to the superiority of mind over matter, or of matter over mind, has proceeded, but without a conclusive decision. The place of psychology in business is undoubted; whether it can prevail against more concrete and material facts, and if so, how long, remain debatable propositions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Current Situation: Dec. 3, 1923 | 12/3/1923 | See Source »

"From these sources," writes Dr. Reisner, "arose an impression that Ethiopia, especially Meroitic Ethiopia, had been governed by a long line of queens named Candace. Professor Griffith dispelled the greater part of this delusion by proving that the word "candace" is only a title meaning "queen". The excavation of the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EXCAVATIONS AT MEROE UNFOLD ETHIOPIAN HISTORY | 4/3/1923 | See Source »

The participants in the Ruhr wrestling match evidently regard the Senator as Justice blindfolded with the scales in his hand, for they are preparing in hot haste their opposing cases. The French, although having little in the way of productive results to display, will show what a peaceful atmosphere hovers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR FOREIGN OBSERVERS | 3/31/1923 | See Source »

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