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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...after her. What they did not know was that U-J5's mine-carrying capacity had been increased by 16 over older models. After they had swept up the supposedly correct number (20) of mines, they let their ships go out through the field and one of the extra mines blew up the cruiser Hampshire, with War Secretary Earl Kitchener aboard. Other submarine-mining triumphs of 1914-18 were sinking the British dreadnought Audacious off the Irish Coast; also S. S. Laurentic, with ?5,000,000 in gold aboard to pay for U. S. munitions. And a U-boat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AT SEA: In-Fighting | 11/27/1939 | See Source »

Steel production stood at 95%; cotton, wheat and other agricultural products showed strength; the automobile business was booming, except for strike-bound Chrysler; third-quarter reports of U. S. business were sensational; many a dividend check-regular, and extra-was going into the mailman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MARKETS: Self-Restraint | 11/27/1939 | See Source »

...CRIMSON printed a regular four-page morning edition, and within six minutes of the final whistle in the Stadium had an extra on Larz Anderson bridge with the final score and play-by-play account of the game. "Conant Resigns Presidency; Hutchins Named As Successor" was the headline of the Record's bogus issue distributed at Soldiers Field before the game, while "Harlow Resigns Post" was the 72 point banner on the News' effort which was delivered in the dormitories and Houses in the morning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE NEWS, RECORD PUBLISH BOGUS CRIMSONS SATURDAY | 11/27/1939 | See Source »

Eliot scored in the second period on a pass caught by Dave Henderson, and they converted for the extra point. Don Donshue, accounted for the Elephants second tally in the third period...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOUSES BEAT TWO ELI ELEVENS, LOSE TO ONE | 11/25/1939 | See Source »

Seymour recovered a Harvard fumble on Harvard's eight yard line with only three minutes of playing time to go. Macdonald fumbled and Seymour recovered and on the next play went over and scored for the Eli. Yale missed the extra point. Macdonald made touchdown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE BEATS HARVARD, 20--7 | 11/25/1939 | See Source »

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