Word: places
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...propose that we send a resolution to Their Royal Highness," shrilled Sabbatarian Fraser, "a resolution urging that such an insult to Scotland shall not take place again...
Even the official nuptials of Prince Franz (as distinguished from his morganatic marriage) were performed clandestinely some weeks ago at night behind closed church doors in Lainz, Vienna suburb. An anonymous threat of assassination if the marriage took place had been received. Even last week this fear hung over the long-thwarted lovers. Paradoxically both are immensely rich, envied by people who do not understand their years of trial. Princess Elsa is the daughter of an Austrian coal tycoon. Prince Franz is supposed to have inherited nearly a hundred million dollars-not to mention the ancestral Liechtenstein Art Gallery...
...Tomislav was christened (TIME, Jan. 30, 1928). But last week when Queen Marie's third son was about to be christened at Castle Bled, the Duke of York, though invited, stayed at home, delegated his second cousin, onetime Queen Elizabeth of Greece, to be chief sponsor in his place...
...raid emphasized for Jews the significance and need of a meeting, an event, that had taken place two days before, about 1,900 miles away in Zurich, Switzerland. There, outstanding Jews of the world had assembled, for the meeting of the Jewish Council Agency, the new body uniting the Zionist and non-Zionist factions of Jewry (TIME, Aug. 19). Three hours before the fast of Tisha B'Ab began, there had been tears of joy, embracing, glad shouts of "Mazeltov!" (Congratulations) as Zionists and non-Zionists had signed a pledge to work in harmony for the Jewish National Home...
Gratifying to Promoter Humbert J. Fugazy was this demonstration of his South American hopeful's ferocity. In that ghostly company of world's heavyweight championship contenders Campolo takes a place not more than two removes from Germany's potent Max Schmeling. About 20,000 saw the fight in Brooklyn. In Buenos Aires 50,000 volatile Latins lined the Avenida de Mayo reading round by round results flashed on bulletin boards in front of the newspapers La Prensa and La Critica. Afterward, ecstatic, they sang, cheered, paraded the streets until midnight. One man who did not parade...