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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...then the cavalry wheeled past. Meanwhile Her Majesty chatted with the Soviet's most famed female diplomat, Mme. Alexandra M. Kollontai, who had come from her post as Ministress to Norway especially to attend Queen Thuraya. Their conversation was presumably "advanced," for Mme. Kollontai is an avowed, die-hard exponent of free love, while Her Majesty, a tireless educator, is easily the most emancipated woman in backward Afghanistan. Both these sagacious ladies paid small heed to President Kalinin, whom ignorant peasants affectionately call the "Little Father," as they once did the Tsar. The Queen and the Ministress know that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AFGHANISTAN: Homage to Majesty | 5/14/1928 | See Source »

...program follows: Concerto in D Minor, for Two Violins and Piano Bach M. H. Holmes '28, A. W. Lind '29, and F. W. Ramseyer 2G. Sonata for Piano Clair Leonard '23 F. W. Ramseyer 2G. Invocazione di Orfeo Jacopo Peri Corinth Edward Ballantine Die Mainacht Brahms D. A. Mackinnon 2G., and Edward Ballantine '97. Ballantine '97. La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin Debussy Minstrels Voiles Jardins sous la Pluie Arthur Landers '28 Sonata in A Major, for pianoforte and violin Brahms Willis Fay and M. H. Holmes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ANNUAL MUSICAL CLUB CONCERT IS ANNOUNCED | 5/8/1928 | See Source »

Gorillas may languish in captivity but they do not necessarily die. Every death has its legitimate biological cause; homesickness and heartache are not included. This is equally true of all other inmates of zoo & circus. It has never been demonstrated that wild animals will die of captivity alone. Climate, food, disease are the three most powerful agents of death. Gorillas are much happier in southern lands, although they often adapt themselves to northern conditions. The New York Zoological Park has entertained gorillas for considerable lengths of time before sending them south; the Philadelphia Zoological Park has a grave gorilla...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Congo's End | 5/7/1928 | See Source »

Samuel Parkes Cadman. 63-year-old Brooklyn clergyman and dispenser of comfort by correspondence, addressing a meeting of Baptist deacons last week in Atlanta, Ga., mused wistfully: "I wish that we might have one more Protestant Mayor of New York before I die...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Apr. 30, 1928 | 4/30/1928 | See Source »

Prelude to "Die Meistersinger" Wagner Large Handel Overture to "William Fell" Rossuu Overture to Leonore" Beethoven "Pacific 231" Honegger "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" Dukas Overture to "Le Maschere" Mascagm Intermesso from "Oavalleria Cana" Rustt Mascagut "Italia", Rhapsody Casella

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: At the Pops Tonight | 4/30/1928 | See Source »

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