Word: losses
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...went to the Liberals, 23 to the Conservatives, four to Independents. The Conservatives gained nine seats from the Liberals, while the Liberals took three from the Conservatives; from a majority of 49 seats in the 1934 election, the Liberals came back with a majority of 40. This slight loss had been expected by "Mitch" and did not upset...
...were obliged to wait for company stockholders to buy, the market fell so far that last week Bethlehem's debentures had to be offered at $95.50. The price promptly fell to $93, and still the public did not buy many. Result was at least a $1,725,000 loss to the underwriters...
...Cubans are shot down by gunmen as they leave the cafe, thus making their comrades suspect that Morgan had betrayed the trio. Morgan returns to his tourist fishing parties, only to have his fishing tackle lost overboard by a tourist, who at cruise-end welches on making the loss good. The tackle cost $360, must be replaced if Morgan is to continue as a party-boatman. The rest of the story relates the more & more dangerous expedients he is driven...
...turns a neat trick on a bunch of Chinese by arranging to ferry them over from Cuba to the Keys, accepts their money, then kills their leader and abandons the rest. Then his luck turns bad. A flier at rum-running results in the confiscation of his boat, the loss of an arm. So the way is paved to the last, most desperate venture of all-an attempt to provide a getaway, in a borrowed boat, for a quartet of bank robbers fleeing from a hold-up at Key West. Morgan's previous forays had been characterized by double...
With this victory under their collective and individual belts, the Harvard football team would be set to go places this season, but a loss will probably mean that they're just another beach of nice boys trying...