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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Naturally realtors in "Nanking" or "Southern Capital" sported last week on the crest of a boom which had shot all desirable buildings up to approximately 15 times their former value, with land appraisals up tenfold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Slump, Boom | 12/24/1928 | See Source »

Chinese alibis being what they so often are, it was freely rumored that Yen and his Shansi were at best holding aloof and at worst were likely to attack Nanking. Last week, however, the Marshal pompously approached "Southern Capital" upon his private train, accompanied by wife and retinue. At the station stood slender, waspish President Chiang Kaishek, and strapping War Minister Feng Yu-hsiang. As Yen joined Chiang and Feng, press photographers snapped "China's Big Three...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Yen to Nanking | 12/24/1928 | See Source »

...first time in the history of Harvard debating, the Debating Council will conduct a dual tour during the Spring recess, which will have as its southern terminus, Atlanta, Georgia, and will extend as far west as Grennell, Iowa. The two teams, each composed of three men, will leave at the same time, and will be gone during the week of April...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DEBATING TEAMS PLAN DUAL TOUR | 12/18/1928 | See Source »

...southern tour will reach-Duke University at Durham, North Carolina University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill. North Carolina: North Carolina State College, at Raleigh, North Carolina: Emory University at Atlanta, Gerogia...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DEBATING TEAMS PLAN DUAL TOUR | 12/18/1928 | See Source »

There was a definition: "A Nordic is a Southern Democrat who takes a good stiff shot of 100 per cent American corn-and then votes for Hoover...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Gridiron | 12/17/1928 | See Source »

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