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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Remembering bloodthirsty stories of France's Devil Island and Italy's Lampedusa, meticulous Robert A. Maier, Mexican correspondent of Berlin's Lokalan-zeiger anticipated the first anniversary of General Obregon's death by going to visit Mother Concepcion, to see for himself what a Mexican penal island is like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: At Three Marys | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

...Three Marys-Maria Magdalena, Maria Madre, Maria Cleofas-lie off Tepic on Mexico's West coast, 60 miles out in the Pacific. They can only be reached by a wheezing, blunt-nosed government steamer from dusty Mazatlan. Armed with dark glasses and a large cotton sun umbrella, Newsman Maier took this steamer, chugged out to Maria Madre, the largest island. There he found Mother Concepcion, a grave, deep-voiced, slightly masculine woman, knitting undershirts. Breathlessly he told her of the end of Mexico's religious troubles. Mother Concepcion laid down her undershirt, smiled composedly. She was "full...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: At Three Marys | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

Fears of the pious that Mother Concepcion was imprisoned in a melodramatic Living Hell were quieted by Herr Maier's article, published last week. Excerpts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: At Three Marys | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

...past 23 years is as follows: F. H. Fobes '04, 4904; C. H. Haring '07, 1907; W. C. Greene '11, 1911; G. H. Gifford '13, 1913; C. F. Hawkins '21, 1914; F. T. Smith '11, 1916; C. C. Brinton '19, 1919; W. C. Holbrook '20, 1920; W. J. Maier Jr. '22, 1922; Mason Hammond '25, 1925; W. I. Nichols...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RHODES SCHOLAR TO BE PICKED THIS EVENING | 12/10/1927 | See Source »

...courts, and W. C. Poletti 3L of the third-year courts. The other members of the Board are A. J. Bronstein 3L, C. L. Colson 2L, B. B. Fensterstock 3L, W. E. Hoagland 2L, J. G. Laylin 3L, H. W. Lilley 3L, H. H. W. Lewis 3L, W. J. Maier 3L, F. L. Pitner 2L, H. M. Shambaugh 3L, and G. L. Sterling Jr. 3L. The men who serve on the Board are chosen by the dean and faculty of the Law School on the basis of scholastic standing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AMES COMPETITION TO OPEN FOR LAW SCHOOL | 10/17/1927 | See Source »

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