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Dates: during 1920-1929
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After shaking hands all round, they resorted to Denver's State Office Building, assumed their poker faces and resumed their long, long discussion of a problem vital to all, a problem in water, the main stream of water in all the 792,509 sq. mi. governed by them, the Colorado River...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE STATES: The Dry Quarter | 9/5/1927 | See Source »

...Labor party and the National League are, perhaps, in worst shape. It was reported that the Laborites were at their wits' end to obtain enough cash to put up a strong fight, while the Nationalists, under Captain William A. Redmond, have so shocked the liquor interests, their main supporters, by aiding the Republicans and Laborites, in the Dail in the attempt to defeat the Cosgrave Government, that they are all but discredited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMONWEALTH: Irish Dissolution | 9/5/1927 | See Source »

...main theme, by its forthright, bold, persistent rhythm signi- fying the courage of the aviator, runs through a series of minor themes which describe in detail how the Spirit of St. Louis was made ready for flight. Percussion instruments hum, rumble, roar to denote the spinning of the propeller. Brasses indicate the farewell hammering in mechanics. Gentler instruments soothingly interpret the pouring of oil. Then the plane soars to the screech of a fire engine siren. Storm, sleet ... a lyrical movement as the hero sights the mainland of Europe. Finally, triumphant orchestration. Herein ring fragments of "Dixie," "The Star-Spangled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Lindbergh-on-the-Ear | 9/5/1927 | See Source »

Though credit be given for faithful transcription of the novel's main episodes against authentic French backgrounds, there still seems to be no justification for coupling, in the theatre lobby, the photographs of Victor Hugo (author) and Carl Laemmle (head of Universal Pictures Corp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Pictures: Sep. 5, 1927 | 9/5/1927 | See Source »

...California corporation, not to be confused with Federal Telegraph Co., a Delaware corporation, which Radio Corporation of America owns. The Delaware Federal Telegraph has valuable communi- cation rights in China. †Western Union has 22,000 main offices, Postal Telegraph 3,000 main offices...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Communication | 9/5/1927 | See Source »

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