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...this Colossus of Britain were a monstrous swindler and a mean cheat, what Court, what Law would be so mighty as to overawe or punish him? Last week in the ancient, musty Guildhall of London, Lord Kylsant was brought to trial before a man even more impressive than himself. Without the consent of this awful man (always readily granted) the King of England himself cannot enter his own City of London. The Awful Man is Sir William Phené Neal, Lord Mayor of London. Sir Phené Neal is also Chief Magistrate of the City of London. In his great...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Crown v. Kylsant | 6/15/1931 | See Source »

...game of his senior year the story of his professionalism leaks out but is successfully covered up. Stinson, however, confesses later that he is a professional, resigns from his college responsibilities, but in the end is held by all in higher esteem than before. That is the story of "Colossus...

Author: By O. E. F., | Title: The Football Racket | 12/12/1930 | See Source »

...were down in sixth place (57,986.000 bbl.). In daily refinery capacity he put Standard of New Jersey first (718,000 bbl.), Dutch Shell second (704,000 bbl.), and Socony-Vacuum fourth (263,000 bbl.). Thus, concluded Mr. Sheets triumphantly, tne Socony-Vacuum merger would produce no world-bestriding Colossus of Oil, but, en the contrary, a corporation of comparatively modest size. To this conclusion Special Assistant Attorney General John H. Amen objected on the grounds that Mr. Sheets had said much about oil resources, little about financial resources. After further hearings in other cities, the final argument will take...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Suits | 8/4/1930 | See Source »

From a box-office point of view, it would probably have been better to have matched the Boston sailor boy with the latest freak of the boxing world. Primo Carnera, Italian colossus. If the latter taken in hand in a good publicity campaign, set up against a whole row of pushovers, all carefully instructed to lie down quietly when the proper time duly arrived, and then sent down to Miami, there would probably be enough gullible sporting patrons to fill several stadiums. They would go to such a match as much to see the giant Italian in action (or inaction...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 1/9/1930 | See Source »

...beauty of ancient Hollis architectural bathos of Weld. Behind University Hall a lovely Hall indeed is an other rectangle into which, crowds the monstrous dignity of Widener Library. Through these spaces move the students the faculty sauntering past squirrels who live by a wisdom of their own in this colossus of learning. In winter boardwalks are put down and fur coated the young men go their open galoshes clattering above the crunch of rubber on snow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Core of This University is the Yard Asserts California Professor Who is Harvard Graduate | 12/3/1929 | See Source »

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