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Word: pointedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last fall the CRIMSON pointed out some obvious defects in the present system of Phi Beta Kappa selections. The fact that all but twenty-five members are chosen long before the results of their-tutorial work may be estimated was brought forward in support of a plan which would postpone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SCHOOL DAYS | 6/18/1929 | See Source »

The explorers and geologists pointed out that there was good reason to believe that the Aztecs used and exploited petroleum. The immense, ornate 17th Century cathedral was built on the site of the great sacrificial pyramid destroyed by Cortez in 1521. New evidence points to the fact that the pyramid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Oil in Apse | 6/17/1929 | See Source »

As every learned attorney knows, the Statute of Limitations prevents persons from suing for money, for land reclamation, etc., etc., after lapse of a certain number of years (the number differing in various states). "Laches," which may be a defense where the Statute does not apply, means "undue delay in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Laches | 6/17/1929 | See Source »

In 1927, when gross annual earnings had reached the sum of $10,000,000. Mr. Titus brought suit against Burnee Corp. His claim: That transfer of stock to the new company in 1915 was made without his consent and in violation of his rights. His demand: That he be given...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Laches | 6/17/1929 | See Source »

Completion of the link between the Guatemala and the Salvador railway will bring to a successful conclusion 25 years of effort by Minor Cooper Keith, organizer of potent United Fruit Co. In 1904 (five years after the formation of United Fruit) Mr. Keith acquired from the Guatemalan government a 130...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Links Joined | 6/17/1929 | See Source »

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