Word: commonwealth
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Commonwealth Edison Company Edison United & Allied Companies Southern California Edison Company Pacific Gas & Electric Company Southeastern Power & Light Company System The Detroit Edison Company The Philadelphia Electric Company System (T) Duke Power Company The West Penn Electric Company
...which alert Prime Minister Bruce received blame & praise, last week, was to sell for a total of ?1,900,000 seven great ships which cost some ?7,500,000 when they were bought some five years ago by the Commonwealth. The Prime Minister's defense was that the ships have been operated by the Commonwealth at a consistent loss of some ?600,000 per year. In his opinion that loss should be stopped. But the Laborites want Australian jobs on Australian ships for Australians. Therefore in Sydney, last week, labor union leaders threatened ominously to "blacklist and boycott...
...Line (TIME, Dec. 6, 1926). That transaction involved 35 ships and other assets valued at ?7,000,000. Therefore Baron Kylsant merely smiled, last week, at London newshawks when they asked if he expected "trouble" from the Australian unions. Lord Kylsant expects, it was learned, to augment the Australian Commonwealth Line with a few of the smaller, older White Star ships in case the Australian labor leaders are very, very good. Should "trouble" actually arise, His Lordship has but to transfer his seven bought-at-a-bargain ships to service with one of the chief companies which he directs, namely...
...letters with Secretary Davis in which he suggested the idea of the parade. He discussed the matter with W. S. Bingham '16, director of Athletics, who felt that the plan was very good. Massachusetts will play host to the 1200 cadets at a luncheon before the game in the Commonwealth Armory. Secretary Davis is conferring with the superintendent of the Military Academy with whom the final decision rests...
...edifying thrill out of witnessing the drill of the West Point corps on Boston Common the morning of the day of the game. Even at this early date negotiations are being made with the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy. Furthermore, it is a tentative proposal that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts be given the privilege of being host to the 1200 cadets at a luncheon at the Commonwealth Armory after the proposed drill...