Word: collections
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Created bigger, better machinery to collect unemployment statistics...
...year battle with the police department forced the opening of "star chamber" hearings of drivers, stamped out police practices by which cabmen had paid $1,000,000 a year petty graft. The paper has provided free counsel for cabmen, maintains gratis a "bureau of fair play" to collect fares for trusting drivers who fall victim to ruses. It is a sworn enemy of all "rackets." It also aspires to be a "friendly, happy" paper, and for a time gave cabmen the syndicated gladness of the late Dr. Frank Crane...
...applied to the U. S. for a Spanish War pension in recognition of his service as Captain of Company H, 1st Volunteers, Territorial Infantry. Mr. Fall is in serious financial straits: his New Mexico ranch was lately sold to meet creditors' claims; the U. S. is trying to collect $235,325 back income taxes from him. If his application is pension-worthy he will receive, per month: at most. $72; at least, $40, according to disabilities proven...
...consented to divide it in equal thirds. Daniel Sr. had his shoes shined, paid a $10 luncheon check in a good restaurant, said such prices were robbery. He and his two sons, accompanied by Edward's employer and a representative of the sweepstake syndicate, left for Quebec to collect the money...
...closely contested game yesterday on Soldiers Field the Harvard second baseball nine went down to a 7 to 3 defeat before the strong Dean Academy team. Phineas Tobe '32, Harvard pitcher, pitched a rather weak game, allowing the visitors to collect ten hits, six of which combined in the fifth stanza to net the Franklin schoolboys five runs...