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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Subscriber Mudd states, inaccurately, "This [Kansas City to Chicago passenger air service] started operating a few weeks ago." TIME stated, accurately, "There are eight passenger airways now operating." TIME indicated in its story that passenger air lines are somewhat ephemeral; purposely omitted the Kansas City-Chicago route because it was not yet a fact. Sept. 1 was its date of earliest operation.-Go. *The city of Calgary, as everyone knows, is in Alberta...
Tilden and Hunter then took the National Championship: 10-8, 6-3, 6-3. Tilden served eight aces; Hunter, one; Williams, one; Johnson, none. Tilden last won a doubles title in 1923 (with Brian Norton). Last year Williams and the then amateur Vincent Richards beat Tilden & A. H. Chapin in the finals...
There are four men on a team and eight periods of play (chukkers) of 7½ minutes each. In some cases of fouling a goal may be awarded the offended side. Other fouls give the offended side a free shot at the opposing goal from various distances. A usual foul is riding in front of another player galloping full tilt (dangerous); also hooking a stick across a pony; pushing with the hands...
Baldwin Locomotive Works is capitalized for 75 million dollars and controlled by 200,000 shares of common stock and 200,000 shares of preferred stock. During the past eight months the prices of the common shares have been the amazement of the stock markets. They have sold for as low as $143.12½ a share, for as high as $261 a share. Apparently someone was seeking control, or a large say, in Baldwin Locomotive's affairs. Arthur W. Cutten, opportune Chicago grain operator, was known to be one heavy buyer of the stock. But last week it was learned...
Airway travel is roughly three times as fast as railways; costs three times as much. There are eight passenger airways now operating. The figures...