Word: groups
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Just now the Stock Market is badly run down," pontificated the Viscount in his Daily Mail, Britain's daily of largest circulation (1,989,043). "I am sorry to see that the wave of apprehension . . . is deluding some of the shareholders in my group of companies into throwing away their shares at prices which I can assure them are much below their real worth. . . . It is almost tragically humorous...
...Throughout the week all Britain continued agog over the astounding collapse of the numerous corporations fathered by daring, astute, masterful Clarence Charles Hatry. He sat in jail. But so many great personages are involved (Exhibit A: the Marquis of Winchester, chairman of one of the companies in the Hatry group) that details of the liquidation were kept hushed with a success only possible among the clannish businessmen of Britain...
...first game took place in 1895, when the University forces journeyed to West Point and ground out a 4 to 0 victory on a rain-soaked field. Before a group of some 1,000 spectators, Charles Brewon '96 pounded his way through the Cadet eleven and finally crossed the line for the sole touchdown of the afternoon, which then counted four points...
...first place the numbers added each year to the classes of musical appreciation at the Music School, while the eminence of the teacher may be the cause of drawing a certain group, indicate a general desire to acquire some sort of idea of "what music is all about." In the second place the number of students attending the concerts in the past few years has grown perceptibly. But these general observations are less stable than actual figures; occasionally economic facts are more digestible. In this case it deals with the sale of phonograph records; and the fact is rather amazing...
Monday's light workout, which consisted of the usual blackboard lecture and easy kicking, group work, and signal rehearsal, was followed yesterday by a heavier drill, brushing up weak points shown by Saturday's game. Individual practice was stressed, each player receiving special attention. The kicking of Murrel, and the dropkicking of Cagle and O'Keefe featured the practice...