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Word: publicity (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...York Public Library developed clay feet last week. It holds a second mortgage on property occupied by the Melody Club, Manhattan joy parlor, often afflicted with Prohibition trouble. As holder of the mortgage, the library is co-defendant in a padlock action brought by the U. S. Government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PROHIBITION: Co-defendant | 6/17/1929 | See Source »

...refused to believe its existence until it had been officially surveyed and "claimed" by the U.S. Having rescued the island from geographic oblivion, Mrs. Morton was more determined than ever to possess it. She asked the Land Office to sell it. But the U. S. does not sell such public domain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TERRITORIES: White Rock | 6/17/1929 | See Source »

...assignment with the U. S., with the result that he was "squatted" out of his holdings. He filed suit. The courts refused to give him back his own land, improved by squatters, but the U. S. recompensed him by issuing to him scrip (certificates) for 13,400 acres of public domain land anywhere else in the U. S. Valentine did not take up his acreage, but dribbled his scrip out in small sales to those who wished to buy from the U. S. land not otherwise purchaseable. Thus the scrip was scattered over the U. S., gradually finding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TERRITORIES: White Rock | 6/17/1929 | See Source »

...even longer period the Treasury's quarterly financing interest rate was above the Federal Reserve bank rediscount rate (5%). A year ago a similar loan was put out by the U. S. at 3⅞% whereas in 1924 the Government was able to procure money in the public market at 2¾%. The highest "war" rate was 6%. This issue of Treasury certificates, dated June 15. was smaller than the actual needs of the U. S. Reason: the House and Senate have lately passed legislation to authorize the Treasury to borrow on non-interest bearing bills sold below...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FISCAL: Pinch | 6/17/1929 | See Source »

...Missouri Democrat" who operated through Ripon during the celebration. At the height of the party and before the eyes of Secretary Good and Governor Kohler, they descended upon a soft-drink place directly opposite Jubilee headquarters, found inside several Wisconsin legislators, eight barrels of beer. Incensed celebrants threatened public condemnation by the State Legislature of this harassment by U. S. agents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elephant & Lincoln | 6/17/1929 | See Source »

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