Word: proved
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Premier PoincarÉ of France made another of his " War memorial" speeches. At Charleville he, as usual, spoke of the German advance and occupation of the town and then went on to deny that the Ruhr occupation had harmed British trade, and quoted figures to prove it. He also pleaded for the continuance of the Entente Cordiale...
...whole movement toward lower gasoline prices was caused, of course, by overproduction of crude. Governor McMaster's action proving merely the occasion for the drop. Since crude production should pass its peak in California within three months, the present price cutting is likely to prove only a flurry in the general movement of prices. The daily average gross crude oil production in the United States, however, increased 10,350 barrels for the week ending Aug. 11, with a total of 2,251,250 barrels...
...produce any feasible recommendation other than a recommendation for some sort of " international association for common education." President Faunce, of Brown, thinks the studying done for the award will widen the American horizon, as does Chancellor Emeritus Jordan, of Leland Stanford. President Hopkins, of Dartmouth, believes the award may prove "the most helpful stimulus yet proposed for making articulate the desire of the American people for such increased spirit of neighborliness among the peoples of the world as will most effectively make for peace...
...following instructions: "If you do your part, your share in the gate receipts should take care of your expenses; if you think you are good there is no excuse for your not being here; if you really are good here is the place it will pay you to prove...
...recent fall on the New York Stock Exchange of the price of "Steel common" to the upper 80's has been taken as a forecast that the earnings of the U. S. Steel Corporation for the second quarter of this year would prove disappointing. That this explanation was incorrect is seen by the fact that, although the statement of the Company showed a big increase in net earnings from April through June, 1923, the price of the stock has not materially rallied. Apparently the stock market looks for poorer business this Fall and sticks to its opinion...