Word: built
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...been made thus far of the Pocock shell which was built last year for the Freshman crew. Today or tomorrow, however, if weather conditions are favorable, it will be used for the first time, and regularly thereafter...
...Ships. At a cost of about $120,000,000, the U. S. built for war purposes 23 passenger vessels. They are something over 500 ft. long, with a 73-ft. beam and about 14,000 registered tonnage, "equipped with every modern device and convenience." Because of the names most of them carry, they are called "the President boats...
...Britisher, Dutchman or Japanese, these ships would still be worth a good price?they could be built for about $4,000,000 in a British navy yard (they cost the U. S. about $6,000,000 each). To an American, they are worth far less. A Dutchman could operate them under Dutch laws at a fair profit on his investment of $4,000,000. An American under U. S. laws* and without a subsidy...
...occasion was the opening of the Order's Museum, recently built beside the Palace. In the course of his opening address, the President referred to the generosity of William Nelson Cromwell, American, who contributed 700,000 of the 2,000,000 francs ($100,000) raised for the new building, and of an unknown American (who persisted in remaining anonymous) who also lavishly contributed...
...newspapers have lately built up around the more important criminals a halo of sensational romance which makes them appear like heroes, fighting valiantly for their lives in prejudiced courtrooms. Moving Pictures and detective novels have also helped to show that murderers are only martyrs and sneak thieves are honest men forced under by society. The less vicious male-factors pass through the courtroom with scarcely a word of comment but the Loebs and the Leopolds are swamped with notes of genuine sympathy...