Word: demands
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...railroads of the country are caught in a cross-fire between the trainmen and conductors on one hand (who are asking a 12% increase in wages) and the demands of the farmers and others for lower freight rates. At the same time there will be a substantial demand in the next Congress for the repeal of the Esch-Cummins Railroad Act. All these things the railways do not relish...
...attempt to lower freight rates and to repeal the Esch-Cummins Act will be vigorously fought by the roads. They are not at all satisfied with the Act, and a few months ago were in favor of vital amendments. But under the shadow of a demand for the repeal of this Act and the substitution of less favorable legislation, the railways have rallied to its defense...
...small town that inevitably bring up the mention of The First Year. Only this time it's the dozenth year instead of the first. And the crux comes when the wives concerned, growing weary of always having to ask their husbands for another dollar for the milkman, demand a 50-50 split of the family income, if they have to strike for it. They do strike. The husbands, left alone, get egg all over the place and forget to empty the icebox pan. After much farcing the happy reconciliation arrives. Acceptable amusement, demonstrating Miss Roberta Arnold's fine...
...library of Phillips Brooks House has loaned out 822 books to date and the demand still continues. There are remaining in the loan library an assortment of French, German, Greek and Latin grammars and text books, various English. Philosophic, Mathematical and Science books...
...advance demand for the volume was so great that the first edition was at once exhausted and a large second printing was ordered before the original publication date, September...