Word: loads
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...this time, a car load of about 20 additional police had arrived, all armed with heavy lathis. Other members of the little group were then attacked and beaten mercilessly. There was no retaliation of any kind from the Congressmen...
...Today the burden is without conscience shifted to the worker, who after giving his labor for miserable financial results, is turned off to starve or beg. Thus, the machine, which might have been used to lift the load of poverty from the backs of all people, has been used selfishly for the benefit...
Like a friendly young giant peering from his tower, aviation has long had an eye upon the rich caravan of men & goods which moves unendingly across the North Atlantic. Though it has occasionally sallied forth offering to carry a share of the load, aviation has thus far failed. But last week new carrying credentials were being written for the young giant when the House Interstate & Foreign Commerce Committee reported favorably the Grosser Airship Bill authorizing the Postmaster General to let transoceanic mail contracts, and the Senate's Committee reported the McNary Bill to promote dirigible airlines...
...abuilding in Germany, each ship will carry 80 passengers, 25,000 lb. of mail and express, will make the eastward passage in two and a half days, the westward in three. To expedite the mails, the Federal Government will pay about $20 a mile for an average load of 10,000 lb., $8 more than it spends at present for shipment on crack liners. Individual passenger fares will be about one and one-half times the de luxe boat rate...
...term {Continued on p. 50) {Continued from p. 6) for his act and those who these days throw steers-by horns. How necessity-danger-was responsible for Pickett's act is an interesting tale: It seems he vyas a "hand" on a Southwestern ranch, was helping load cattle, went into the car to "untangle" the load. Those starting the cattle into the loading chute did not give Pickett time to get out and back on the Runways or "prodding boards" but sent an infuriated beast down the chute just as Pickett started...