Word: obtained
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...which gained an immediate circulation of 500,000 by promising disclosures of hideous tortures in British jails. The campaign and circulation faded together when stiff-necked Home Secretary Sir William ("Jix") Joynson-Hicks proved that the hideous conditions in British jails consisted in the inability of Horatio Bottomley to obtain his Pommery 1906 and other special privileges. Six dull years of neglect and increasing poverty were followed by sickness, the application for an old-age pension (a bill that Horatio Bottomley M.P. helped sponsor) and the ultimate insult, the offer of ?1 a week from Telephone Jack...
...investigation into the state and municipal law in regard to the granting of licenses for the sale of beer, it appears that there is a likelihood of beer in the dining halls next fall. Due to a tangle in the laws, the University has not yet been able to obtain a license...
Aside from the various questions of detail, a major obstacle to the success of the scheme is the cost of licenses; this expense is determined by the local licensing board, any may vary from twenty-five to five hundred dollars. Since each House must obtain a separate license, it is obvious that the cost would be prohibitive if the fee were set at the latter figure. Actually, there is no reason why an amicable settlement in this matter cannot be reached. If the University restricted the consumption of its matter cannot be reached. If the University restricted the consumption...
Under Massachusetts law, no provision is made for granting licenses to colleges. The most likely way for the University to obtain a license would be to form a "club" in each of the Houses, since clubs may receive licenses. The only other possible category in which the University could come would be that of a licensed victualler, but in this case it would be necessary to open the dining halls to the public...
Copies may be obtained today at the entrance of the Dining Room in the Union. The first hundred subscribers have had their names inscribed in gold on the cover, and 12 books, which have been drawn by lot are autographed by President Lowell. Since 25 extra copies have been ordered, it is still possible for a few late subscribers to obtain copies...