Word: adds
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...port is an hour's ride from the city, it takes away the advantage of flying time. On a trip from New York or Philadelphia to Washington, the time required going to and from distant landing fields would add so much to the flying time as to leave little advantage over railroad transportation...
...Crimson 1932 balltossers seem to have hit their stride and have taken four straight wins. Charles Devens '32, crack hurler, will be on the mound this afternoon when his teammates attempt to add the scalps of the young Indians to their list of victims...
Among the objects of humor which Mr. Herbert finds to be afflicted with this touchiness are domestic servants, policemen, civil servants. Americans, Mussolini, clergymen and plumbers. To which the Lampoon, no doubt, would add Princetonian and the House Planners. But nobody's touchiness will be outraged by the current Lampoon. It is a monstrous fat book, the fattest in all Lampoon history, and it is a parody of that strangely sportive new child of Boston. The Sportsman...
...first reaction to the announcement that Harvard has turned down a large gift for the establishment of a course in eugenics is likely to be one of unmitigated annoyance. Here is an opportunity to add to the educational facilities of the University with a subject which is attracting the attention of scientists and laymen together; Harvard has passed up the chance, what can she be up to? The answer this time is of course that the bequest carried so many conditions that the corporation felt itself unable to shoulder the responsibility implied in acceptance...
...cannot meet competition from Cuba and the Philippines. To protect its market, it would raise the world sugar duty from $2.20 to $3 per 100 Ib. Cuba, enjoying a 20% differential, would pay $2.40 per 100 Ib. instead of the present rate of $1.76. Such an increase would add $90,000,000 to the annual U. S. sugar bill. Even with this protection, free sugar from the Philippines landed in New York at $3.55 per 100 Ib., would still menace the beet-sugar industry, claimed its leaders. Hence the house committee considered putting a limit of 500,000 tons...