Word: calms
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Fair weather and moderately calm water upstream on the Charles yesterday, ushered in an afternoon of activity for all University oarsmen, three races being completed in as many classes. The feature event was the mile and three quarters contest between crews B, C, and D on the winding course between the Arsenal Bridge and Gerry's Landing. Crew D, stroked by James Lawrence '29, swept to a clear cut victory over the other two boats, winning from crew C with a length of open water margin and from crew B by six lengths...
Last week, citizens respectful of the law paid income tax. The Federal Reserve Banks throughout the obedient land arranged ledgers to dodge the accounting strain. In one day, in Manhattan alone, the District Bank turned over $2,000,000,000 without rippling the glassy calm of the money market. Treasury certificates for $550,000,000 were redeemed; $560,000,000 of fresh Government obligations were sold to the prudent. $450,000,000 income tax was collected, and "easy" money "ruled'' because banks had the use of money represented by income tax checks for several days (before return...
...prevalent now, but in real life. A group of undergraduates is warned against holding a debate: a window is broken, and a still more threatening note received; the Cambridge police come and stand guard around the beleaguered clubhouse; a weird series of events to take place on the calm banks of the Charles...
...hands already, full of bituminous troubles, President Lewis wired back a disclaimer of responsibility, begged United Mine Workers to "remain calm," warned against Communists...
...also appeared on the face of his opponent, a young man named Bert Duryee of Wichita, Kan. Without taking off his cracked and faded straw hat Davis tossed horseshoes at an iron stake driven into the ground 40 feet from where he stood. Duryee was not quite so calm; the crowd seemed to bother him and before he got going Davis had a lead of nearly 20 points which he held to the end of the game, beating Duryee 50 to 30, and so winning a diamond studded medal, $300, and, for the third time in succession, the horseshoe pitching...