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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Switzerland, a physician named Dr. Alexandre Garabedian who has been exposing certain Abyssinian matters before a committee of the League of Nations, said last week that when he was court physician to the Empress Zauditu, her nephew King Taffari twice asked him to poison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ABYSSINIA: Luckless Empress | 4/14/1930 | See Source »

...tycoon, President of a corporation with an estimated investment of $16,000,000 and profits (last year), of $1,549,000. He rarely leaves motors and roads to putter on his yacht. But his leisure is increasing: last year he played golf twice, this year has been on the links three times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Caesar's Greyhound | 4/14/1930 | See Source »

...nearly so full flavored. A dog nicely cooked is better than cat." Puleston saw some strange sights: a human sacrifice of over 100 victims, to provide a bath of blood for a native king; a crucifixion; a fight between two crocodiles, between a native and a boa constrictor. Twice he met Explorer Stanley, "discoverer" of Livingstone. Says Puleston: Stanley's real name was John Rowlands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Congo | 4/14/1930 | See Source »

During the first 15 minutes, neither side was able to score, but before the end of the half, the count was tied at one all. Harvard went into the lead, 3 to 2, early in the-second period. H. B Sanders '30 tallying twice: Cornell won when Captain Tiemann tied the score, and Fay made the decisive count just before the end of the game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LACROSSE TEAM LOSES TO CORNELL SATURDAY | 4/14/1930 | See Source »

From another angle, Edwin C. Hill of the Sun concocted an imaginary conversation with "Dr. Dexter Fellowes" anent sea elephant Goliath II, successor to Goliath -who was reported dead twice last year (TIME, Oct. 7, Oct. 28), the last time officially...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Peak Sneaking | 4/7/1930 | See Source »

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