Word: marche
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Amanullah, "is an enlightened monarch who will never tolerate the domination of Great Britain over Afghanistan." When these words were translated to His Majesty in Persian he frowned deeply and said in his reciprocal oration: "I was tremendously impressed by much of what I saw in England (TIME, March 26). . . . I am convinced of the good will of the British Empire toward Afghanistan...
Professor Nicholas Roerich, Russian painter, archeologist, mystic, delights in huge canvases and brilliant colors. His gnarled and twisted monsters, weird dwarfs, beautiful fairy princesses march in gorgeous pageant across the walls of his exhibits. Four years ago Painter Roerich gathered together some scientifically-minded artist friends, his wife, his son George, (Harvard Orientalist) and set out on an expedition into Asia to get inspiration and information about tribal customs and religions. For three years he kept in touch with the home office, his Roerich Museum, in Manhattan. Then for a year all was silence. Last week, while friends feared...
...wires addressed to Lhasa Government and Calcutta British authorities have been seized. Forbidden to speak to passing caravans. Forbidden to buy foodstuffs from population. Money and medicines came to an end. The presence of three women in caravan and medical certificate about heart weakness not taken into consideration. On March 4 expedition started southward. All nine European members of-the expedition safe. Many scientific results after four years' travel...
Railway Express. According to secret information to the New York World, the U. S. railroads as a group next March will pay $100 per share for all the assets of the American Railway Express Co. Express Company stockholders expected...
...place which, to judge by the shape of her bed, must be a swan-dive (TIME, April 23). FUNNY BURLESQUE-The vicissitudes of vaudeville votaries (TIME, Sept. 12). THE BACHELOR FATHER-Natural children in velvet gloves, or father's day at the foundling's home (TIME, March 12). VOLPONE-Ben Jonson's farce about a miser who missed fire, modernized and improved (TIME, April 23). THE HAPPY HUSBAND-Miss Billie Burke proving that, on rare occasions, a woman can forgive her husband for forgetting to be jealous (TIME, May 14). Also: THE SHANNONS OF BROADWAY, THE ROYAL...