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...full glory of ancient pomp Caliph Abdul Medjid crossed the Bosporus in a fourteen-oared caïque painted with a frieze of flowers and arabesques, its carved gilt prow sur- mounted by a silver image of a strange bird. The occasion was the first Selamlik-official service at a mosque-held in Scutari (opposite Constantinople) by the Caliph...
...swiftly that doubts are now beginning to be entertained in Wall Street as to the ability of this movement to endure. As a result, prices of shares on the Stock Exchange have proved irregular at high levels, with speculative reactions and rallies of only day to day significance. Meanwhile, gilt-edged bonds have proved sluggish, and have shown an unmistakable tendency to decline under the prospect, already realized in some measure, of higher money rates. Weaker bonds, however, have risen rather than declined in many instances, owing to their improved position following better corporate net earnings. French government dollar issues...
...great ballroom with a raised platform at one end, across which Man makes his triumphant way. There is a great central window showing a deep blue sky in the center of the stage. The railing around the raised platform, which is reached by two sets of steps, is of gilt and a great...
...Shore Line 6.25 PM Track I, B'way Yd., Via Springfield 6.25 PM Track 1, B'way Yd., Via Springfield 6.30 PM Track J, B'way Yd., Via Springfield 6.41 PM-- Track 1, Sta., Merchants' Lim. 7.00 PM Track 6, Sta., Via Shore Line. 7.00 PM Track 5, Sta., Gilt Edge...
...Federal Exp. 5.04 AM 8.58 AM New England Exp. 11.54 AM 3.40 PM Shore Line Exp. 12.04 PM 4.20 PM Shore Line Exp. 3.01 PM 7.04 PM Shore Line Exp. 4.16 PM 8.05 PM Colonial Exp. 4.58 PM 8.45 PM Shore Line Exp. 7.00 PM 10.57 PM Gilt Edge...