Word: clover
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Died. William B. Clover, 56, former Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, onetime reporter for the Cleveland Press and correspondent of the Scripps-McRae League of newspapers, organizer of the Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance; in Washington...
...water touched his hoofs, he seemed to be made young again. He put up his head, whinnied once or twice, and set off at a round pace with his coal-wagon. Had the water of the puddle been enchanted? Did he taste once more, in his gnarled nostrils, the clover-scented wind of youth...
...Conclusion finally rested at the 18th green, 1 up. Along came pouring rain and sure-putting Mrs. H. D. Sterrett of Hutchinson, Kan. The Conclusion wavered before those pitiless putts that streaked for the hole over yards of squashy turf. Near the tenth tee grew a four-leaf clover. It was picked, pensively. Near the 18th cup lay Mrs. Sterrett's ball, only a short span to go for a birdie, a tie, an extra hole. The putt was missed. Then the Griswold trophy was presented to its winner, for keeps, since it was the third time...
...Nickel Plate's official title, it possessed no real terminal facilities at New York, Chicago or St. Louis. To make something of the line, it consequently became necessary to expand it. First they went after and acquired (for $750,000 cash and $2,250,000 credit) the "Clover Leaf" (Toledo, St. Louis & Western), then in a receivership. Next, the brothers acquired from the New York Central the Lake Erie & Western ($500,000 cash and $2,500,000 credit). In 1923, the Interstate Commerce Commission approved these minor consolidations, from which the present Nickel Plate system has resulted, with...
...that they would have to furnish transit themselves. So they opened negotiations with the Nickel Plate Railroad, which had a right of way that they wanted, and in somewhat fabulous fashion concluded the negotiations by purchasing the whole railway. They subsequently acquired control of the Toledo, St. Louis & Western (Clover Leaf), Lake Erie & Western and a number of smaller lines, which they consolidated with the Nickel Plate...