Word: launching
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Followed an anthem which practically no one knew, the national song of Mexico. Jet-eyed young José Munoz-Cota of the National Preparatory School (Mexico City) required no further encouragement to launch again upon his famed oration "Bolivar and the Latin-American Peoples" with which he defeated all-comers for the Mexican title (TIME, June 28). Master José's audience understood but little of what he said, for he spoke in purest Spanish. The final oration, by Maxime Raymond Fuel of Nancy, France, was also unintelligible to most of those present though it sounded very well...
...King, the onetime King, the onetime Prince, braved the possibility of bombs or foul play, stood by in their newly boarded motorboat until several injured and dripping royal servants were rescued from the sinking launch...
President von Hindenburg of Germany: "Berlin coiffeurs are attempting to launch the 'Hindenburg bob,' an exaggerated 'shingle,' imitative of my short bristling pompadour. I made known unofficially last week my disapproval of this new 'bob.' Docile German modistes at once clapped wigs upon such of their mannequins as had adopted...
Politely, in his best Teutonic accent, the invader thanked them, waded back to a small boat, boarded his launch, returned to Cape Gris-Nez, France...
...pleased, ambled beneath outlandish cocoanut palms, low luscious mangoes. No phones, newspapers, railroads, trolleys or automobiles marred this hot perfection. Ah, to be a barefoot native! . . . But business pressed. Mr. Thompson reluctantly doffed his white helmet to the glistening coral beach, proceeded to the Island of Palawan where a launch took him up the Iwahig River to the Iwahig Penal Colony. Here he saw crocodiles, alligators, exuberant tropic vegetation. He saw, also, 1,700 convicts living happily with their wives and children, cultivating their own crops, often saving as much as $1,000 in one term. They rarely...