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Word: desiree (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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President Lowell, of Harvard, expects the Bok peace prize to evoke new ideas for the administration of international affairs. President Pritchett, of the Carnegie Foundation, feels it unlikely that the award will produce any feasible recommendation other than a recommendation for some sort of " international association for common education." President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The Bok Peace | 8/27/1923 | See Source »

None of these actions is at all decisive. Those who pretend to be "on the inside" assert that the miners and operators have no intention of suspending work. The threat of an anthracite boycott is significant only because it indicates desperation in New England (which constitutes a large part of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Buffets, Not Blows | 8/20/1923 | See Source »

"The Italian people need and desire one thing above all others: they need to work and to be allowed to work in peace and tranquillity. Whoever does not understand this aspiration of the Italian people either is stupid or does not want to understand."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Girondist Party | 8/20/1923 | See Source »

Dr. Zamenhof's original idea was to resuscitate a dead language. Then he tried to construct a new tongue on an a priori basis. Finally he fell back on the roots of extant languages, selecting from European sources chiefly. His choice was guided by a desire for internationality, but...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS: Esperanto Spurned | 8/13/1923 | See Source »

Specifically George, R. I., is not a polo player. But the Prince of Wales is. Edward maintains his own stable, and he has thrown open the door and given the British polo authorities carte blanche to lead away to the International cup matches at Meadowbrook, L. I., in September any...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: All the King's Horses | 8/13/1923 | See Source »

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