Word: portions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...shortage, following the operation of one bank, Lazard Frères, in throwing ?3,000,000 on the Paris Bourse in one day. But the psychological effect of Morgan's thundering loan was decisive. It was never expected that the full sum would be used. A large portion of the loan was used, approximately $33,000,000, nearly all of which has been repaid. When the devil was sick...
...fire which started from an unknown-source, damaged Massachusetts Hall, the oldest of the buildings in the Yard, Sunday morning to the extent of $5000. The fire was first discovered after it had eaten its way through a portion of the roof on the southern side of the building...
...Sarderson, geologist from Minnesota, was called upon to testify in regard to Teapot Dome. He asserted that oil wells in adjoining fields might draw off most of the gas in the reserve, but could not drain away any considerable portion of the oil. C Harry F. Sinclair, lessee of Teapot Dome, who refused to testify before the Committee when summoned for the sixth time, was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for violating Section 102, of the Revised Statutes-contempt of the Senate by refusing to testify on the grounds that the Public Lands Committee had no authority to require...
...fire was first discovered after it had eaten its way through a portion of the roof on the southern side of the building. For over half an hour the flames crept eastward, practically destroying that end of the roof. The office of the Department of Economics, which is directly beneath the burned portion of the roof, was very badly damaged by water. Fortunately all the valuable documents, including three sole copies of Ph.D. theses, were rescued in time. A good deal of the wall had to be torn down in an endeavor to trace the source of the fire...
...have met the heads of the leading educational institutions of England. They have been also received by the headmasters and representatives of the student body at Winchester and Eton Colleges, as well as Oxford and Cambridge. At the Episcopal Palace at Malines they were welcomed by Cardinal Mercier. A portion of the group was granted an audience with His Holiness, Plus X. Every effort will be made to eliminate the tourist appearance of the party. The total number will be divided into several small groups in order to give as much individual freedom as possible...