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To his grandiose ambitions natives of this district owe their emergence from obscurity to empire. To the renowned beauty of the imperial princesses of his line they owe the foreign alliances which for centuries secured their independence. But to the topography of their country they owe most. This plateau, sloping...
The testament of Lenin referred to by Exile Trotsky constituted Lenin's intellectual last will and legacy to the Soviet Union; but has been suppressed in Russia by Dictator Stalin because it contains the following damning passage: "Comrade Stalin, having become general secretary, has concentrated an enormous power in...
George White's Scandals. Producer White has often been regarded as a reckless exponent of exposure, his entertainments as lowly though attractive limboes. As he grows older, Producer White grows cautious. The thigh is his limit now and the Scandals,* though not wholly civilized, are this year less natural...
The "logic" of the Robinson nomination was, of course: that he is Dry, Methodist, Southern; that he matches Nominee Curtis for attracting the farm vote; that his nomination was endorsed by most Democratic Senators, potent in their home territories; that his warm, rugged personality and impressive party record bolster the...
Not easily missed would be Mrs. Jefferson Borden Harriman, seasoned veteran of conventions. Delegate Harriman bustled, conferred, entertained, all in the interests of the Brown Derby but with one eye on the features of Montana's rugged Walsh, onetime candidate. Did he frown, remembering earlier bustling, conferring, entertaining in...