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...following cryptic despatch was received at an early hour this morning in reply to a telegram sent to the Sage of the Age last week asking for his prognostications of the voting in the CRIMSON beer poll: Milwaukee, Wis., March...
What King Alexander thinks should become of amputated Croatia, Svetozar Pribitchevitch did not reveal. His other "revelations"-true or false-caused a terrific Belgrade sensation, set many citizens of the Capital to vowing that they had a "traitor King." According to a telephoned despatch from Belgrade which eluded censorship: "His Majesty suffered last night from a three-hour nervous collapse brought on by fear of assassination...
After hearing of the despatch Professor Piccard check-reined Pegasus, said that he merely hoped to meet Dr. Einstein, among other eminent scientists...
...etat (TIME, Sept. 15, 1930). Between Dr. Irigoyen's first and second terms Argentina's President was his loyal henchman. Dr. Marcello T. de Alvear. Last week the Justo Government seized Dr. Irigoyen and Dr. de Alvear before anything was proved against them, rushed them aboard the despatch boat Golondrina and instructed it to make for Martin Garcia Island up the river from Buenos Aires. On this island President Irigoyen was interned after the coup in 1930. Last week the Government intimated that "Irigoyen and de Alvear will not be kept prisoners but will be invited to leave...
...have a steward hand me a wine list about this long-the contrast left me speechless!" To the "Early Birds," as the pre-War airmen formally call themselves, Lieut. Settle brought news of one of their own. Just before his steamer reached Manhattan he had seen a radio despatch from Paris relating that Clifford Burke Harmon had offered to renew the Bennett Trophy for international ballooning which the U. S. had just won permanently. The original endowment by the late Publisher fames Gordon Bennett provided only the first cup in 1906. Not for 18 years did any nation score...