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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Bronx Zoo, New York, vandals last week committed wanton depredations upon the caged beasts there. They shot the only Arabian Dorcas gazelle in captivity, a frail and beautiful animal. They threw stones at the only shoebill heron in the U. S. until they smashed its bill so badly that it could not eat and could scarcely breathe. They threw more stones at the sea lion until they blinded one of its eyes. Weirdest of the crimes was the dark attempt of a man to pull a cobra from its glass case by means of a cane and to carry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Zoo Vandals | 9/10/1928 | See Source »

There are plenty of flaws in the construction and direction of Goin' Home-enough, perhaps, to prevent its being the success that its vigor and perception deserve. It seems unfortunate, though it is a minor point, that a black rascal should be required to use so frail an expletive as "he can kiss my foot." Richard Hale, in blackface, does a sympathetic though slightly sing-song interpretation of Israel Dubois...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Sep. 3, 1928 | 9/3/1928 | See Source »

Papua (New Guinea), largest island of the archipelago that lies just north of Australia, like scattered shards of a frail continent, is the home of cannibals, gibbons, serpents and birds of paradise. To get some of those birds, and on his way to photograph other jungle life, for the New York Zoological Park, Curator Lee S. Crandall left Manhattan last week. At Port Moresby, Papua, he will make up his field expedition of habitants and natives. Particular end of his quest is the "Rudolf," largest and most gorgeous bird of paradise. When it is not drifting between twilit trees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Expeditions: Aug. 13, 1928 | 8/13/1928 | See Source »

...frail wind moved under dark skies, ruffling the water of Oyster Bay, L. I., and filling the sails of some six-metre boats owned by rich men. Slowly the little fleet beat toward a buoy close to a sandy bluff, rounded the buoy, sailed back to the Seawanhaka Club where at sunset a cannon went off. The two boats in the lead-the Lanai, owned by Harry L. Maxwell, and the Saleema, owned by H. B. Plant-were picked to compete in the six-metre races to be held in European waters this summer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sails | 6/11/1928 | See Source »

Physically he is frail, and, when working hard, fidgety. The condition is largely the result of an accident a score of years ago. He was on a week-end visit at the country home near Milwaukee of Ann McEldin Douglass, his fiancee.* Mrs. Douglass with the young people was at the railroad station. Along the tracks went an express train, and across the tracks a huge St. Bernard dog. The train batted the huge dog through the air. The dog struck Mr. Dillon in the stomach and knocked him toward a lamp post. On the way he struck Mrs. Douglass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Chrysler- ( Dodge) -Dillon | 6/11/1928 | See Source »

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