Word: june
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Morris (TIME, June 18, page 4) is much exercised over the use of "frat" by "high schools and prep schools...
...your June 25 issue an article on page 20 deals with the wreck of an express train near Nuremberg, Germany, in connection with the application of the German National Railway Company for an increase of rates. . . . Your article implies that the Nuremberg accident was due to poor condition of the railroad caused by lack of money and that a rate increase would remedy this situation. . . . I have before me the 1927 annual report of the German National Railway Company and find that the number of accidents in 1927, measured by traffic volume, was lower than under the excellent...
Five thousand Pekingese troops supposedly adherent to the new Nationalist State mutinied at Chefoo, last week, trounced troops which remained loyal, and raised the five-barred flag of the old Peking Regime which has just surrendered to the Nationalists (TIME, June 4, 18 ). Since the loyal armies of Nationalism number not less than 400,000 men, the mutineers at Chefoo appeared to have indulged in a bit of sheer midsummer madness. They were not molested last week, however, since Nationalist statesmen were wholly preoccupied with far weightier matters (see above...
Soon there hove into sight the schooner yacht Elena, to be pronounced winner of the cup offered by King Alfonso for Class A boats. The small boats left New York June 30, followed eight days later by the Class A entries. Elihu Root Jr., and Paul Hammond were in command of the Nina; Owner William B. Bell of Manhattan commanded the Elena...
...Iron Gustave" Hartmann, cabby, who drove his ancient horse and cab on a "goodwill" jaunt to Paris (TIME,, June 18) returned to Berlin last week, lolling in a taxicab presented to him by Opel Motor Co. Old friends of horsey days, vexed, were restrained by police from mobbing...