Word: almost
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Eloquent, devoted Dr. Herzl, were he , alive today, might visit or live in Tel Aviv, first Zionist city, population 50,000. Its shrubbery, stucco residences, theatre, opera house and 50 schools stand on the dunes outside Jaffa, Palestine. Hebrew alone is spoken. The name of Herzl is almost sacred...
...Pennant Race. In the American League, the Philadelphia "Athletics" are so far ahead of the New York "Yankees" that they appear almost certain winners. Last year Connie Mack (Cornelius Mc-Gillicuddy) 66-year-old manager of the Athletics, just missed winning the pennant, probably lost it by starting the season with oldsters Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker and Eddie Collins in his lineup.† About the middle of the season, Manager Mack put in youngsters, made up much lost ground. This year he has had his youngsters-notably Jimmy Foxx, Gordon Cochrane, Al Simmons-in action all year, and with superlative...
Steel has lately been going at record pace. Best second quarter earnings since the war. . . . Unprecedented third quar ter generally predicted. . . . Industry operating at almost 95% of capacity. . . . Great Northern Railroad has bought 30,000 tons of steel rails. . . . Northern Pacific and Pennsylvania expected soon to place 15,000-ton orders each. . . . Rail roads will buy nearly twice as many freight cars in 1929 as they bought in 1928. . . . Two Chicago office buildings are using 14,-000 tons of structural steel. . . . General picking up in the building industry. . . . Automobiles expecting a 5,200,000 1929 production. . . . Production is expected...
...Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. and become its president. Soon earnings began a steady climb. The 1927 net had been about $3,000,000. The 1928 income (with eight months of Trumbull) was $4,642,000. The first six months of 1929 showed net profit of $6,140,435, almost four times the net for the first half of 1928. Able President McCleary is planning to spend $10,000,000 in plant improvements, has on hand unfilled orders for 356,845 tons of steel...
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. is third largest steel company, though far behind Bethlehem. After a good 1926, bad 1927, good 1928, it has broken all peacetime records in 1929. First six months of 1929 have almost equalled the entire year of 1928. Comparative figures: six months 1929, $10,537,373; six months...