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Word: late (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Gemini. Try to walk in two directions at once . . . Douglas Fairbanks." Yes, quite; but "the late Queen Victoria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 13, 1928 | 2/13/1928 | See Source »

...among Czechoslovaks who must be acceptable to its Government and must take the oath of allegiance to the Republic;* 3) The Roman Catholic Nuncio at Prague to be hereafter excused when the Diplomatic Corps and the Government of Czechoslovakia participate each year in the great national festival honoring the late, famed, fiery Protestant John Huss, national hero of Czechoslovaks,-and thorn in the Papal side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Rendering unto Prague | 2/13/1928 | See Source »

...events will be discreet and orderly was to be inferred from the fact that Dr. Stresemann an nounced, last week, his intention of going immediately to Cannes, French Riviera, "on a long vacation to restore my health." Although the good Herr Doktor has undoubtedly suffered from influenza of late (TIME, Jan. 30), he is apt to negotiate as well as recuperate in France...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Decks Cleared | 2/13/1928 | See Source »

...late, the type of property handled by the two galleries has differed little. Not so in the past: the Anderson Galleries, founded about 45 years ago and known as "Bangs," specialized in book sales; the American Galleries, which was started in the early 80's and thrived thereafter under Gustavus T. Kirby, was a far more pretentious organization. Its evening auction sales of paintings and oriental knickknacks, held at Chickering Hall, were social diversions. Manhattan art patrons would fill themselves with quail and chilled champagne, call for their broughams, and drive through the streets, quite quiet except...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Auction Sold | 2/13/1928 | See Source »

...first heavier than air machine. Enlightening experiments had been made with this machine in 1903, but it is a matter of record that the Wright ship was the first actually in flight. Orville, grieved that his machine would not go to Washington, asserted that such was his late brother Wilbur's wish. But under the circumstances they preferred London, and credit where credit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Museum Piece | 2/13/1928 | See Source »

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