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Thirty-one years ago the Iron Mountain Railroad (now part of the Missouri Pacific) floated a 30-year bond issue with the promise to repay the bonds when due in U. S. gold coin "of the present standard of weight and fineness." In May 1933 when the bonds were due, Manhattan's Bankers Trust Co. demanded payment in gold or its equivalent in dollars. When this was refused, the bank took the question into Federal Court in St. Louis. Later Bankers Trust tried to withdraw its suit, but Judge Charles Breckenridge Faris refused permission, on the ground that...
...coin held under the upper lip and a cold key dropped down the back to stop a nosebleed. If those fail, let the blood drip on an ax or knife and bury it in the ground...
...Gettysburg, Pa. railroad station, and out stepped Henry Ford to stretch his legs. Station hawker: "Like to buy a history of the Battle of Gettysburg? Only a quarter." Mr. Ford: "Well, I know a great deal about that battle, but I'll take one." He fumbled for a coin, smiled, added: "We'll have to wait for my secretary. I haven't any money...
...where the U. S. did in 1932. There will be no revolution if and only if the universally admired Gaston Doumergue can stay in power and force real reform on the Chamber of Deputies. Fear of another war is seriously hampering the recovery of French industry. Frenchmen are hoarding coin because they fear that war will close the banks, destroy industries...
...House team by a score of 5-2, with only one of the matches being defaulted, this time by the Brooks men, while the Elephants managed to eke out a 4-3 win over the Adams House aggregation. No matches had to be decided by the flip of a coin, as has been the case before, since all the games were over before darkness made further play impossible...