Word: captial
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...strenuous New York weekend had the good fortune to witness an exceptional example of this Service. Before the train pulled into each station the conductor would poke his head inside the door and moan a sorrowful "Stamford," or "Bridgeport," or "Saybrook." However when the train was approaching the captial of Rhode Island, the monotony was broken. The conductor opened the door to make his usual station identification, but he was a changed man. The sterling spirit of the N.Y., N.H. & H. asserted itself as he loudly proclaimed. "The next station is Providence, just another one of the big cities...
...machinery for intervention is feeble Governor Murphy's desperate efforts to start up negotiations were based on nothing stronger than his personal charm, which inevitably was not enough to conciliate the intemperate leaders, one backed by millions of workers, the other speaking for hundreds of millions of dollars of captial. Section 7a of N.R.A., providing collective bargaining, would now rescue the corporation which was so jubilant at its overthrow. The law would give labor a strong organization in the plants, but General Motors is reconciled to that, hoping only that the arrangement represents a majority of the employees...