Word: quarters
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Dean Charles G. Maphis, Dean of the University of Virginia, summer quarter, praised the preparation the speakers had shown, revealed there had been 142 participants, an average daily attendance...
...autumn His Highness wrecked a brand new super-costly Farman,* strewed the highway with a tonneau full of fragile young ladies, escaped unscathed. Some three weeks ago, off the coast of Norway occurred Prince Ibrahim's latest, grandest bust-up. Five minutes after His Highness's famed quarter-million-dollar Diesel yacht Nazpermer ("Beautiful Lady") struck a rock, it sank (TIME, July 29). How it all happened, a Miss Margaret Woolf of Rochester, N. Y., cheerfully told Paris reporters last week. Excerpts...
...central name has been Louis K. Liggett, board chairman and founder of L. K. Liggett Co. and United Drug Co. Beginning his merchandising career as a traveling salesman for John Wanamaker, Mr. Liggett soon went into business for himself, making and selling headache powders that sold three for a quarter. The headache powders were not very successful, however, as people only had one headache at a time and were likely to lose or throw away the other two powders and thus become discontented with the product. Then Mr. Liggett became interested in Vinol, a proprietary medicine. Vinol, popular, was widely...
...sole, belting and harness leather used in the U. S. In June, William Gibbs McAdoo Jr. resigned as first vice president, remained a director. Last year Hiram S. Brown resigned from the presidency to become head of Radio-Keith-Orpheum. Low hide and leather prices resulted in a first quarter deficit of $843,674. Second quarter even less profitable.) First half, net loss 1,969,439 First half, net profit...
Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Second only to U. S. Steel Corp. Produces one-fifth of Steel Corp. output, twice the volume of its nearest competitor. Ran to 100.6% of rated capacity second quarter. Earnings statement was accompanied by a common dividend increase from $4 to $6.) Net income, first half...