Word: bank
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Gradually the fame of the Paris schools rose, increased numbers came to Paris to graduate and teach, the chancellor tried to compell the masters to live in La Cite, the small island on which the cathedral stands, because the chancellor's jurisdiction then did not extend to the left bank of the Seine. The chancellor's reason for trying to keep the Paris masters in his jurisdiction was a fear of definite organization, which would carry out the proposed opposition to his graduating younger men, who as teachers would of course reduce the fees of the other instructors. The masters...
...other subjects; or at least, to a greater degree of practice in simple operations. Who of us has not seen, in the hands of children of 11, 12 and 13 years of age, examples in "compound and complex fractions" which were more difficult than any operation which any bank cashier in the city of Boston has occasion to perform, in the course of his business, from January to December? The most jagged fractions, such as would hardly ever be found in actual business operations, e. g. 11-29 or 13-27, are piled one on top of another, to produce...
...million limit. Many of the stocks and bonds are appraised less than their market value to-day. The total appraisal is $739, 487. 66; $714, 821. 53 being personal, and $24, - 666.66 real estate. Among the items of personal property are $237, 864 railroad bonds, railroad stock $312, 527, bank stock $52, 860, manufacturing stock $30, 874, other corporations $20, 625, city bonds $17, 780, bills receivable $52, 491.53. The real estate consists of one-third interest in premises 32 Faneuil square, $12, 666.66, and 70 Waltham street, valued...
...Yale Co-operative Society had a surplus of $348.38 in the bank Jan. 1, when its assets were $1174.05 above liabilities...
...best point from which to see the scratch races on Saturday, Nov. 6th, will be the river bank between the boat-house and the bridge below, as the boats will finish at the bridge. The order of events will be the senior eights, the single sculls, and finally the freshman eights; and all contestants must be at the boat-house by 10 on Saturday morning...