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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Meanwhile, in Warsaw, Assassin Boris Kovenko declared to the Special Tribunal which sat upon his case: "I killed M. Vojkov, but I did not kill him as a person. I killed him because of what the Bolshevists have done in Russia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: International Repercussions | 6/27/1927 | See Source »

Bull & Dog Near Oregon, Ill., Farmer William P. Pierce dropped the dog he was intending to kill for constantly stealing eggs, when a bull attacked him. Neighbors turned away, sickened as the bull knocked the man to earth. But the convicted dog set at the huge beast, tore at him, until he turned from the man, to chase after the dog. Farmer Pierce may live. Bull & Girl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Jun. 27, 1927 | 6/27/1927 | See Source »

...Look," said Mr. Besaw, "here's something I'm going to show you. That's the stone hammer that the Indians were going to kill Captain John Smith with the time that Pocahontas rushed in and saved him. The old chief I got it from told me that. I was five years old and so drunk I could hardly stand up the day I took it out of his tent, after he'd been killed in a fight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Boy | 5/23/1927 | See Source »

Citizens of Madrid divided their enthusiasm last week between a young man of 28 who kills bulls, and a Crown Prince of 32 who urges on dogs to kill foxes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Heroes | 5/9/1927 | See Source »

...people steal, cheat, and kill?" he asked his audience. "Does punishment keep them from doing, these things? So far the world have always been poor," and with wonderful irony, "rich people don't go to jail because they are all good...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DARROW CONDEMNS OUR LEGAL SYSTEM IN TALK | 4/30/1927 | See Source »

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