Word: commoner
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...General Jesus Maria Aguirre and his brother General Manuel Aguirre; "Revolution B by General Francisco Manzo and Governor Fausto Topete of the State of Sonora, renowned for fierce Yaqui Indians and divorces by "mutual consent." The "A" and "B" revolts were synchronous, and the high officials concerned have in common that they are all old associates of the late assassinated President-Elect Alvaro Obregon (TIME, July 30), and are a supporters of presidential candidate General Gilberto Valenzuela, called by his enemies el Capitan de los Cristeros, a nickname implying he is the military chief of embattled Mexican Roman Catholics...
...faster through beautifully dovetailed sequences to a climax in which the spieler, armed with a tent stake, fights his way out of a battle with a mob of "rubes." Fred Kohler, Alan Hale, graceful Renee Adoree and a competent minor cast replace with simple, effective acting the sentimentality common to this type of picture. Best shot: the quiet, sinister mob jostling in the midway...
...Myron C. Taylor was given last week credit for finishing what the late great John Pierpont Morgan began. Mr. "Taylor, brilliant chairman of the finance committee of U. S. Steel, announced that, at their annual meeting on April 15, stockholders would be asked to approve an increase in authorized common stock from some 7,500,000 to 12,500,000, thereby potentially capitalizing the company at $1,250,000,000. From new stock to be issued at terms to be fixed, cash will be received to redeem all the bonds of the parent company. Thus Steel common becomes "as good...
Bonds $303 Preferred stock 445 Common...
...share in 1904. But back, back, back into the company went the earnings. In fact, Steel's accountants even provided for sinking funds before figuring their earnings. Thus inevitably was the Morgan faith in the U. S. justified and long since has U. S. common sold steadily above par and above its preferred. The only question now is "when will...