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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Eminence will probably not live to finish what is one of the most comprehensive biblical researches ever attempted. Twenty years ago he was a Benedictine Abbot and a recognized authority upon the medieval Church in England. Upon his appointment he set to work in the Palace of St. Calixtus, which Pius V the last sainted Pope, gave to the Benedictine order in 1566. In 1914, Pius X spoke of him to potent Cardinal Merry del Val, then the Papal Secretary of State: "Abbot Gasquet is really the right man in the right place, and we must show him our appreciation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Book | 3/26/1928 | See Source »

...first round in each of the seven classes in the annual University wrestling tournament will be staged this evening in the Hemenway Gymnasium. The preliminary matches will not finish until tomorrow, while the semi-final and final rounds will take place Friday evening...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wrestling Tourney Starts Tonight | 3/21/1928 | See Source »

...flabby with enjoyment. When a perfume was described as "one of the six best smellers," when a person was described as "the knife of the party," when nephew salutes uncle with, "Hello Epsom, old salt!" the man's guffaws annoyed his grouchy neighbors. He was panting at the finish, with joy, for the nephew was going to marry the girl, the absurd female cinema censor was going to marry a Jewish cinemaker, the old bachelor was going to marry a woman whose age approached his own. When she had accepted his proposal with these words: "God made women beautiful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Mar. 19, 1928 | 3/19/1928 | See Source »

Last year Chandler was asked to compete in these trials, but because of his work in the Law School and his desire to finish his course in military training he decided not to compete...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CHANDLER SELECTED TO TRY FOR ANNUAL DAVIS CUP TEAM | 3/17/1928 | See Source »

...very midst of all the heated bickering, meanwhile, Charles Augustus Lindbergh set out from the very field where the Columbia lay fueled and ready to start, touching ground again 33 hours and 29 minutes later in mad Paris. Chamberlin had to be content to finish second in the race across the Atlantic. Half in admiration, he reports Mr. Levine in love with flying. Halfway across the Atlantic Enthusiast Levine forced the Columbia into a 17,000-foot drop from which she was extracted with difficulty. Over Germany, Levine ordered the plane flown until the last drop of gas was gone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Back-Fire | 3/12/1928 | See Source »

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