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...took their seats with a rustle of gowns in their leather chairs behind the mahogany bench in their temple-like Chamber of the Supreme Court of the United States. To the sentimental crowd which jammed the Court room to see this farewell appear ance, the Justices looked unusually cheer ful and healthy. Even dour Justice McReynolds was smiling as if he had swal lowed some kind of a canary. But all eyes were on Justice Willis Van Devanter, whose retirement was to become effective next day. He came in pink cheeked, with a lively stride, his gown open showing...
...single-decked suspension with two piers, the bridge has a total length of 9,266 ft. The main span is 4,200 ft. long, 700 ft. more than George Washing ton Bridge's centre span. The two grace ful towers are 746 ft. high, the clearance of the six-lane roadway and two passenger walks over the water, 220 ft. More intriguing than all these statistics are the allowances for the great stresses which the bridge may meet. In case a hurricane sweeps in from the sea, it can swing 21 ft. out of line without harm. When...
...shares, sold not a single share later in 1929 when the market price rose 200% above the price he received in the questioned deal. As for the 1,000,000 shares of special stock, they were issued to Mr. Doherty to shield his management against the threat of "power ful financial groups" which at that time were circling hungrily around Cities Service. The issue has since been retired...
...Ethiopian war and Der Führer's tearing up of the Treaty of Versailles. Last week began a great new effort by Italy and Germany to erect a European hierarchy with or without Britain or France, but definitely against Soviet Russia. This was all the more fate ful because Benito Mussolini was the first dictator to extend diplomatic recognition to the Soviet Union. Last week Il Duce was apparently ready to agree with Der Führer that the spread or curtailment of Communist influence in Europe has be come the cardinal question. To see about answering...
...deadly rain that fell from the aircraft made all those whom it touched fly shrieking with pain. All those who drank poisoned water or ate infected food also succumbed in dread ful suffering. In tens of thousands the victims of Italian mustard gas fell...