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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When the burials were unearthed, the party observed that a bowl had been placed over the face of each body, and in the center of the bowl was a round hole. This custom is closely allied to a similar one of the prehistoric Indians of California...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Archaeological Expedition Finds Indian Relics of Bygone Days in Trip to Newly Found Mimbres Valley | 12/14/1927 | See Source »

...with a rook, four pawns and the king. Capablanca refused to take the odd pawn at the price of exchanging rooks; Alekhine sent his king to destroy the Cuban's pawns and on the 82nd move, play stopped for the evening. The next night Capablanca did not, in the face of sure defeat, resume it. After the longest match in chess history?74 nights?there was a new champion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Capablanca Bested | 12/12/1927 | See Source »

After the War Alekhine left Russia where aristocratic sympathies made residence dangerous. Since then his eager face has made a shadow upon chess boards in many a country Every game he plays Alexander Alekhine remembers. He can describe without scorebook, the moves in almost any game played in any important tournament in the last 30 years. He speaks six languages. In 1929, probably, he will defend his title against Capablanca...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Capablanca Bested | 12/12/1927 | See Source »

Reporters read: "Heavenly Father, we thank Thee for the glad and wholesome contagion of cheerfulness. If frowns and distempers are contagious, we thank Thee that smiles are not less so. The smile goes forth from face to face. By the strange law of increase, gladness begets gladness. Remembering then that no frown ever made a heart glad, help us go forth to meet the day with high hope and smiling face; and even though it has not been easy to smile, let us rejoice if so we have been able to add to the sum of human happiness and make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Rockefeller Philosophy | 12/12/1927 | See Source »

Lighter moments are agreeably numerous in The Mikado, Manhattan Mary, Good News, Chauce-Soucis, Hit the Deck, A Connecticut Yankee, Funny Face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Best Plays in Manhattan: Dec. 12, 1927 | 12/12/1927 | See Source »

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