Word: moving
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...January the Reichsbank lowered its rate from 7% to 63%, "for the purpose of stimulating German trade." That desideratum was not attained. Instead the attraction of abnormally high money rates in Manhattan and other foreign capitals operated to deplete seriously the Reichsbank's gold reserve. The only possible counter-move was to raise the rate last week, and in Manhattan it had been anticipated for some weeks that Dr. Schacht would, nay must, take this step.* In Paris, however, angry editors rose above common sense, charged that the lowering of the rate last January was a "plot," even charged that...
...also learned yesterday that B. J. Harrison '29, who has been unable to row in the second crew because of a hand injury, will not take part in Saturday's race. The loss of Harrison has caused Coach E. J. Brown '96 to move C. E. Mason '30 from four to six, C. Mck. Norton '29 from two to four and E. L. Millard '31 from the class crew squad to the vacant berth at two. Norton who had been rowing at No. 2 in the first boat changed places with R. I. McKesson...
Certainly this decision does not close the issue, as further settlements are undoubtedly to be seen with changing conditions on Soldiers Field; the present move merely leaves the Stadium on a footing sufficient to meet the temporary demands, yet in a position that may facilitate any contemplated changes...
...Then the planes tear up the sod. To remedy that fault Croydon officials are considering putting a paved strip all around the field, as at the Rotterdam field. Croydon has two steel and concrete hangars, providing 90,000 sq. ft. of floor space. Each hangar has overhead cranes to move planes and motors. Back of the hangars are workshops, storerooms. Croydon's administration building is a large two-story affair with a roomy control tower rising above one end. It contains waiting room, telegraph desks, book shop, rest rooms, quarters for police, immigration, customs, airline and air administration officials...
...smile lit up the countenances of the audience to whom bequests of thousands of dollars were familiar, to hear him read records of donations to the College of an iron spoon and pewter cup, or similar articles. Most or the ladies rushed from the house to see the procession move to the Pavilion, a few, perhaps half a dozen, were detained accidentally in the gallery, and formation of the procession in the Church, which they witnessed, constituted one of the most interesting and affecting scenes of the celebration. The marshal of the day called "the class of 1759." There...