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Word: sweden (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Seven" of the Fourth Convention are: Lord Robert Cecil, Britain; Fridjof Nansen, Norway; M. Motta, Switzerland; ex-Premier Hjalmar Branting, Sweden; President Cosgrave, Ireland; General Jan Christian Smuts, South Africa; Edouard Benes, Czecho-Slovakia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The League | 9/10/1923 | See Source »

Half mile swim: Arne Borg, Sweden, 11 min. 8 ½ sec.; 1,000 yards: Arne Borg, 12 min. 47 2/5 sec.; 1,000 meters: Arne Borg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: New World's Records: Sep. 10, 1923 | 9/10/1923 | See Source »

Mile Run. From Stockholm Stadium, Sweden, came the report that Paavo Nurmi, a Finn, had " broken the world's record for the mile run." The mile record-with the possible exception of the 100-yard record-is looked upon as the most important record in track competition. Yet Nurmi's feat (though it was in no wise questioned) evoked little or no press comment; no American sporting editor proved energetic enough to cable for further details. The Finn's time was given as 4 min. 102/5 sec. He also "broke the world's record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New World's Records: Sep. 3, 1923 | 9/3/1923 | See Source »

...Robert Barany (1876-), Austrian otologist, now professor at Upsala, Sweden, specialist in neurology of the inner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nobel Prizeman | 8/27/1923 | See Source »

...York Evening Journal (Hearst) printed pictures of Lord and Lady Lascelles (Princess Mary), of the Duke and Duchess of York, of Lady Louise Mountbatten and her recent fiance, Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, and of King George and Cupid. Over each lady's heart appeared a money bag and from cupid's bow issued arrows piercing to each money bag. The story accompanying these pictures was written by Margery Rex (the name of any young lady whom Mr. Hearst may employ to write this type of story). The narrative told how Lady Louise Mountbatten had jilted the Crown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Naivete | 8/27/1923 | See Source »

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