Word: limited
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...argument of a claim brought by the Dominion of Canada against the United States based on the sinking of the "I'm Alone". The "I'm Alone" is famous as being the rum runner chased by a United States patrol beat which took up the chase inside the international limit and continued it outside into the high seas...
...stake, start a new game. When he has accepted the double, he has the whole right to double a second time. He can make this second double before any of his throws. The right of making the third double goes back to the first doubler. There is no limit to the number of doubles that can be made, but the greatest number ever recorded in a game starting at $1 stake is twelve ($4,096). If two excited brokers on a club-car should make 20 doubles in a $1 game, they would be playing...
...case the U. S., Britain or Japan wishes to build above the tonnages assigned by the Treaty, the dissatisfied nation is permitted to announce that it is threatened by some fourth Power, such as France, Italy or Russia, and may then build more war boats without limit...
...four-track toll boulevard between New York City's northern rim and New Haven, Conn. (85 mi.). Two hundred million dollars private capital would construct, maintain and police the project. All crossroads would be bridged over. The centre roadways, divided by a metal fence, would have a minimum speed limit of 35 m. p. h. Slower traffic would move on the outer lanes...
Especially satisfying was No. 1 Mary Sudik's performance to oilman Henry Latham Doherty, Master of Cities Service. For many years it has been the Doherty policy to back the opinion of geologists to the limit, especially when they suggest purchasing land that has been previously tried and given up. In this fashion Doherty interests developed into rich fields the Little River, Bowlegs, Seminole and Oklahoma City pools. Last week, while No. 1 Mary Sudik was still spouting, Manhattan newspapers revealed that Cities Service has again followed this method by acquiring a 51% option on North European Oil Corp...