Word: mille
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...crowd will be "goin" like a mill...
...William M. Butler began in the public schools of New Bedford. At 16 he went into a shoe factory, at 21 to the Law School of Boston University. He began to practice in New Bedford, later in Boston. In 1902, he went into the textile business, constructing the Butler Mill in New Bedford. His connections increased. The Butler Mill was followed by the New Bedford Cotton Mills Corporation, the Quissett Mill, the Hoosac Cotton Mills, the Newmarket Mill, the Consolidated Textile Company. By 1912, he abandoned the law completely for business. From textiles he went into street railways, insurance, banking...
...likely to have opinions of their own. It is still less evident that the ability to limit a discussion would carry with it the ability to control the votes of the silenced members. The suspicion arises that Mr. Chapman may be tilting against a very elusive wind-mill...
Inventor Flettner, when he had completed his dumbfounding of the mariners, discussed his craft. Said he : "My invention is bound to revolutionize not only navigation, but also the generation of power in every line of industry." By means of the Flettner cylinders, he stated, anything from a flour mill to an electric power-plant could be driven, at a fraction of the present cost of coal or water power. He is now negotiating with the Good-year-Zeppelin Co. with a view to equipping airships with the device...
Among the shows in which Mr. Stone has appeared are the "Wizard of Oz" in which he scored a great hit as a scarecrow, "The Red Mill," "Chin-Chin," and now "Stepping Stones...