Word: bulling
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...strongly suspect Secretary Stimson of borrowing his "bathtub" analogy- from Secretary Mellon's experience with the bathtubs of the old Bull Hotel in Cambridge, England. I recently stayed there and largely failed to solve the intricacies of the 18-inch brass and rubber stoppers with the thumb screw attachment in the same three tubs which Mr. Mellon used, and of which the Dull Hotel is justly proud (TIME, Aug. 3). There seems to be no way to manipulate to prevent a slow but steady drain. But the Hull Hotel is one of the best and most comfortable hotels...
Nikki the aviators continue their attempts to improve their states of minds by antics with cab-horses, hotel elevators, the furniture in Nikki's apartment. Their final and most disastrous escapade is a trip to Lisbon. Here one of the aviators jumps into a bull ring and is gored to death by the bull. Another shoots a disagreeable reporter and runs away after the shooting. A third, accidentally hit by a bullet, expires in theatrical fashion, seated in a horse-cab. The fourth aviator (Richard Barthelmess) is left with Nikki...
Divorced. Louis ("Bull") Montana (real name: Lugia Montagna), 44, wrestler and cinemactor; by Mary Poulson Montana; in Los Angeles. Mr. Montana admits his face frightens women and children. Mrs. Montana said she was afraid to live with...
...following day. Purchasers may buy a stock on the account's opening day, advance no money until settlement time. However, during this period they must pay an interest rate or "contango." Contango is in general based on prevailing rates, but stocks with a large bull account command a higher contango, very speculative shares cannot be contangoed at all. There is no contango when a large bear interest exists but bears must pay a premium known in London as "backwardation...
...During that year the company left its field of iron beds and accessories, branched into general furniture lines. Although sales increased monthly over the preceding year, most of the gains were because of new purchases. But the public overlooked this fact and the pool in Simmons headed by Chicago Bull Arthur W. Cutten put it to $188, the high whence it started the long coast to this year's low of $10 1/8. While a few canny concerns (notably United States Steel Corp.) were reducing their funded debts, Simmons issued $15,100,000 worth of 5% notes that year...