Word: breakdowns
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Died. William H. Alfring, 52, president since 1932 of Aeolian American Corp., one of the world's largest piano-makers; by diving under a New York Central Train; at Hartsdale, N. Y. Month ago he suffered a nervous breakdown...
...unfortunate jinx caused the first tractor off the line as Mr. Davies approached to refuse to start. "It has been rejected," announced the Bolshevik interpreter, "and it is now sent to specialists for analysis!" The next tractor snorted off beautifully and during the Ambassador's visit no other breakdown appeared. After dropping in at the Medical Clinic and Nursery, the party drove to Kharkov's Turbogenerator and Electric Machinery Plant. Here many workers were standing about puffing cigarets, so occupied in conversing among themselves that they scarcely noticed the Ambassadorial party. In the turbine section every worker seemed...
...effect is felt until the blood is more than a third saturated with air, at which point a sudden breakdown may occur any time. Forbes, in taking one of the tests, passed successfully, but afterwards fainted without the slightest premonition that he was in danger. He was revived only by quick action, and it was found that his blood had been more than half saturated with carbon monoxide...
...young couple invited Shaw to live with them when overwork brought on a breakdown. Says he: "It was probably the happiest passage in our three lives." But soon his Mystic Betrothal began to assert itself. "I had to consummate it or vanish." His friendship with the inoffensive Sparling made the thought of stealing his wife revolting. Nor could the three friends arrange a divorce because Shaw could not afford to marry and Sparling could not afford to be divorced. Moreover, the scandal would have damaged the Cause. Shaw left. To his astonishment Sparling left soon after. May Morris...
...another symptom of the breakdown of our economic system--the laissez-faire of the good Dr. Smith cannot function if the markets allow themselves to be unprotestingly victimized by shoddy goods. All good Republicans should unite in rising...