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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...your issue of Nov. 5 appears a statement about a dispatch from Mexico telling "of Lindbergh slaying an antelope from an airplane in Mexico." This statement appeared widely in the daily press. OUTDOOR LIFE did not believe this statement. Amongst hunters it is not considered sporting to use such advanced mechanical aids in the actual taking of game. Col. Lindbergh certainly stands as the embodiment of American ideals of sportsmanship. Consequently we investigated the report The newspaper reporter, as is common in stories about wild animals, had considered the romance of the fancied of more news value than the actual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 3, 1928 | 12/3/1928 | See Source »

...rage over the result on the part of the reactionary element of the party in California knew no bounds. They realized that in their efforts to defeat Governor Johnson for the senatorship, and to use Mr. Hughes against him, they had only defeated Mr. Hughes, for Governor Johnson was elected U. S. Senator by a large majority, while Hughes failed to carry the state...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 3, 1928 | 12/3/1928 | See Source »

...What's the use of quibbling about the relative strength of the two fleets when, in any future contingency, the American and British fleets will almost certainly be found alongside each other? It is very significant that President Coolidge is holding the door open for British suggestions regarding naval disarmament...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Two Powers: Two Men | 12/3/1928 | See Source »

...Ambassador drew a folded sheaf of papers from his breast pocket, smoothed them, cleared his throat, adjusted his tortoiseshells and began to read: ". . . seize with pleasure this occasion to express my profound respect for the British press . . . admirable tone, balance and sense . . . the American press partially superseded by the use of radio during our national campaign . . . auspicious occasion . . . heartfelt thanks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Two Powers: Two Men | 12/3/1928 | See Source »

...coal profits-President Baker emphasized when he opened last week's conference-is to teach consumers how to use coal in new ways and to teach coal men how to "unlock the riches that lie hidden" in coal (i.e., to produce synthetic goods...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Coal & Fourth Kingdom | 12/3/1928 | See Source »

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