Word: following
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...nothing more than that, then the wiser leaders will regain control, provided with an effective radical-silencer. But if these Porto Rican lago's persuade the populace to vote "yes" on the independence referendum, they will have only themselves to blame for the disastrous results that are bound to follow. Porto Rico now enjoys the best possible trade relations with America: in four years, when complete independence would be obtained, she would be allowed no more privileges than any other country, and economic suicide would be inevitable...
...hours later State police calmed the terrified city by cutting off parcel-post service, arrested one unidentified suspect for what appeared to be a disastrous follow-up to the bitter fight three years ago between the defunct anthracite union and its more powerful conqueror, United Mine Workers of America...
...loans. Those in a sounder position could not find use even for the money they already had. Upshot was that Mr. Jones finally persuaded big super-solvent institutions to sell him notes or preferred stock as a patriotic gesture, thereby setting an example for smaller banks to follow. One of the first to do this was Chicago's First National, then headed by the late Melvin Alvah Traylor. Before he was through, RFChairman Jones injected $1,040,000,000 of Government capital into 6,057 U. S. banks and trust companies...
After they had been married some months, George and Mary took a belated honeymoon in Sicily, foolishly taking his invalid sister with them. When George had to get back to his practice, leaving the two women to follow later, the sister collapsed. Of course it was Sparkenbroke who came to the rescue. By the time George got there to take Mary home, she and Sparkenbroke were more in love than ever. By terrific clenchings of spiritual muscle they kept it platonic, but agreed it would be unsafe to meet again. When Sparkenbroke had finished his book and gone back...
...nominations of these three men will be announced next Tuesday, with all additions by petition of 25 members of the Class due the following day; Elections follow the next week...