Word: illness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Hulburd Johnston of Chicago, Ill...
...Chicago, Ill...
...August every member of his party fell ill with scurvy. But he was not through looking. He sent his companions home and remained alone, all eyes. When as fall drew on he did not return, the Russian Academy of Science organized the relief expedition which now is bringing him back to civilization...
...smuggling of diamonds. How unsuccessful this organization has been may be understood from the complaints of reputable jewelers. Pointing out that they must pay 20% duty on cut diamonds and 10% duty on uncut ones, they show that disreputable jewelers, who buy from smugglers, can undersell them with ill-gotten gems. It is alleged that $40,000,000 changes hands yearly in diamond smuggling commerce; and the reputable jewelers have lately suggested the solution, highly insulting to the customs officials, that since the duties cannot be enforced, a return be made to the 1909 tariff rates...
...will go on otherwise it will be broken up. A dissolution of the Association would without doubt be a great calamity the price of board would immediately rise in all the boarding houses in Cambridge and many men would be forced to pay a price which they could but ill afford. To avert such a disaster is for the interest of a very large number of students and if they desire to protect themselves their proper course is to join the Association at once. Investigations which are being made seem to show that the affairs of the Association have been...