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...sawing at his horses' mouths, shouting bristling Bulgarian obscenities in a voice like the ripping of an oak plank. Finally with his horses but not his temper under control, the farmer pulled a big, black, Balkan pistol from his waistband, punctuated his curses with bullets. Shots riddled the windshield and the rear windows of the Liaptcheff car. Only by sliding prudently to the floor did Bulgaria's Prime Minister keep his skin whole...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BULGARIA: Magnanimous Liaptcheff | 9/9/1929 | See Source »

...rumrunner opened revolver fire on the two customs men in No. 1401. Sharply the U. S. agents returned the fire, forced the rumrunner to veer about, retreat toward the international line. No. 1401 gave chase up along Belle Isle under a peppery rain of bullets. Its windshield was splintered to bits, its bow bored in with leaking holes, its engine damaged. A final volley came from the rumrunner as it slipped away to hiding in the Canadian marsh. No. 1401 had to chug back to its dock for repairs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: War on Two Fronts | 7/1/1929 | See Source »

Ryan Brougham-5-seat cabin monoplane; one-piece wing, braced by 2 pairs of tube struts; radial engine at front of a tubular section starting with sloping windshield; fuselage small; rudder roundish; split undercarriage joined to wing struts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Manhattan Show | 2/18/1929 | See Source »

...Harvard Square a scattered crowd of Dowager Ladies, shop clerks and students waved their hats and handkerchiefs, shouted, "Speach." The nominee would not speak. The cars moved on. Into the line of march darted a small car bearing across its windshield "Al Smith." Loud were the cheers, and long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 29, 1928 | 10/29/1928 | See Source »

...firm now marketing "The Taxlessmobile" hinted that several young, pert, pretty female demonstrators had failed to evoke police reprimands for driving without a license. So a hard-faced, middle-aged woman went out to seek trouble, find publicity. The "Taxlessmobile" has three bicycle wheels, mud guards, lamps, windshield, rear view mirror, steering wheel, collapsible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Shrewd | 10/22/1928 | See Source »

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