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...something into which not even the League of Nations could get Great Britain unless he knew beforehand what attitude the U. S. would take-i.e., that Washington would help. By last week Statesman Baldwin was rounding his rough notion smooth. "The most extreme sanction," he declared wisely at Wolverhampton, "would be a very difficult one in the absence of three countries now outside the League-America, Japan and Germany...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Localized Areas | 11/11/1935 | See Source »

...Wolverhampton, a woman dashed onto the platform and hit him over the head with a Union Jack crying: "This is the flag; never mind Russia." She was led away by police. The New York World wrote an editorial on the incident calling the flag-whacker "Britain's Barbara Frietchie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMONWEALTH: The Coming Election | 10/27/1924 | See Source »

...second of the three bicycle races to be contested by William A. Rowe of America and Richard Howell of England, for the championship of the world, was run Saturday at the Molineaux grounds, Wolverhampton. The distance was one mile. Howell won by 20 yards...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 5/1/1888 | See Source »

...Marlboro have signed articles of agreement to ride a ten-mile bicycle race for a silver cup valued at $100, Prince to allow Frye 20 seconds start, the race to take place at the Institute fair building Nov. 30, at 9 P. M., and to be run under the Wolverhampton rules of racing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 11/23/1882 | See Source »

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