Word: incorrectness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...recent fall on the New York Stock Exchange of the price of "Steel common" to the upper 80's has been taken as a forecast that the earnings of the U. S. Steel Corporation for the second quarter of this year would prove disappointing. That this explanation was incorrect is seen by the fact that, although the statement of the Company showed a big increase in net earnings from April through June, 1923, the price of the stock has not materially rallied. Apparently the stock market looks for poorer business this Fall and sticks to its opinion...
...charge of the huge Liberty Loan flotations. After the Armistice, he made a striking appeal for the cancellation by this country of the Allied debts to America, on the basis of not only sentiment but enlightened self interest. It is not yet time to say his view was incorrect; Great Britain alone of our debtors has made arrangements to settle her debts with us, and most of the Allied debts are notoriously uncollectible, and may always remain so. Mr. Leffingwell was more successful in his opposition to the threatened soldiers' bonus bill of 1920. At one time his name...
Really, it is hard to find fault with any part. Careful examination reveals one incorrect title and two or three photographs which did not come through the engraving process with complete success. These defects are mentioned to show that the reviewer is impartial, and with the hope that the sincerity of his praise will be undoubted...
...money was obtained through unintentionally false statements. The appropriation was made to increase the firing angle of the main batteries of several of our battleships, in order to increase their range. It was reported that the British Navy had taken similar action. This information later proved to be incorrect...
...duties as Director of Rowing do not include the selection of the Varsity squad in which I have had no part nor am I to direct or supervise in any way the Varsity class or Freshman coaching. The headline was therefore incorrect. R. HEBER HOWE JR., Director of Rowing...