Word: major
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...west wing of the main floor a reading room containing magazines and newspapers from the major cities of the United States may be had. Upstairs "the finest gentleman's library in Cambridge" will be found. The hours are from 10 in the morning until 11 in the evening. Smoking is permitted. The library contains the literary masterpieces of the English language and most of the fine works of the French. New books are purchased out of a large special fund, and for the benefit of members, suggestions as to what books shall be purchased are welcomed and, wherever possible, followed...
What disgruntled Red agitators call "the slave mentality of British workingmen" was exhibited at Swansea, Wales, last week, when the 75th ("Diamond Jubilee") British Trade Union Congress (representing all the major unions), was called to order by a onetime weaver, Ben Turner, a snowy bearded patriarch of 65, always "Ben," never "Bennie...
Opportunity beckoned from England, and he sailed to become General Manager of the Great Eastern Railway (1914-22) and Inspector General of Transportation (1919-22) with rank of Major-General...
Discreet, even reticent, the Wall Street Journal deceived no one who knows the coal mining district of Scranton, Pa., and neighboring, suburban Dalton. For as every Scrantonian knows, a major glory of Dalton is the large, old house (recently remodeled) of Salt Tycoon Mortimer B. Fuller. And as every saltman knows, the Fullers (Grandfather Edward L., Father...
...tons required each and every two weeks for Mortimer B. Fuller's private ocean, 100 miles from the seashore, are the least of the drains on International Salt's mines and evaporating plants. Next in order of unimportance is the production of table salt. Major uses of salt are found in the curing of hides, manufacture of soap, paper, ice cream...