Word: moneys
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Parts of the work upon which the plans do not conflict and upon which work may go forward at once, and the amounts of money that may be spent this year, are as follows...
...Panama Canal. He has worked before with both the Mississippi River Commission and the U. S. Army. Awaiting confirmation by the Senate, all he would say about his new job was: "It is possible to control the river, entirely possible. It depends on spending the proper amount of money and on using the proper plans...
...Newcomerstown, Ohio, one Jack Russell conducted himself disorderly. Mayor Marion Mercer fined him $10 and costs. Then the Mayor said that Jack Russell could have his money back if he would rid Newcomerstown of ten of its "hundreds" of disorderly dogs. Grinning gladly, Jack Russell went down the street and began killing dogs. Dog-owners of Newcomerstown, irate, said that Mayor Mercer had been more disorderly than Jack Russell or the dogs...
Within two days ten billion francs ($400,000,000) of new money flowed in; and six billion francs in other government securities were exchanged for the new issue. Since this latter process-"consolidation" of previous higher interest bearing securities into the new loan-was the end chiefly sought by Prime Minister Poincaré, he announced on the second day of scrambling that no further cash subscriptions would be accepted, but welcomed further conversion which continued steadily all week...
...undergraduate for a year's study in Italy, will not be given. None of the essays handed in by competitors for the scholarship, one of the bases on which the selection is made, were considered good enough by the judges to win a year of study abroad. The money will be used for next year's scholarship...