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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Ensued a squabble royal while the library stood inscriptionless. Wrathful Monsignor Ladeuze caused to be clandestinely prepared a second set of balustrade stones spelling: In Bella Reducta; In Pace Resti-tuta ("Destroyed In War; Restored In Peace"). The secret leaked out. Mr. Warren hired roustabouts and huskies to rush his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BELGIUM: Furore Teutonico Diruta | 10/21/1929 | See Source »

"Although general economic conditions have improved greatly under the Dictatorship, we still eat too much, work too little, and stay up too late at night. The custom of taking most of the afternoon for the mid-day meal, eating dinner at 10 p. m. and going to the theatre at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Deplorable Custom | 10/21/1929 | See Source »

When the vote was finally taken docile peasants rolled up an overwhelming total of 455 ballots out of 486 for Rooster Saratzeanu. Only nine representatives voted for Prince Carol. The remaining 22 ballots went to a popular Army corps commander, General Presan. The 39 members of the Liberal party, die...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUMANIA: New Regent | 10/21/1929 | See Source »

2) Consider whether all territory adjacent to the frontier in which Hungarians number more than 50% of the population should not revert to Hungary. Exception: Czechoslovakia will not consider giving up the vital Danube port of Bratislava, once Hungary's Pressburg.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Magnanimous Masaryk | 10/21/1929 | See Source »

Czechoslovakia's official press service soon fulminated that President Masaryk had never spoken as quoted by Dr. Rajniss, did not deny that the interview had taken place, could not down widespread belief that the President had sent up a trial balloon.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Magnanimous Masaryk | 10/21/1929 | See Source »

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