Word: rans
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...never close to starvation. But the British, fearful that the Dutch would pass goods on to Germany, limited Dutch imports. Dutch exports of bulbs and diamonds fell along with needed imports. Meat exports increased in 1914 and 1915, dropped in 1916 and 1917 as Germany ran out of gold. Shipping was the great Dutch source of profit during the war; even though submarines and mines sank 199.975 tons of Dutch shipping, the total merchant tonnage of The Netherlands increased from 1,297,409 to 1.574,000 between 1914 and 1919. In 1915 the Holland-America Line paid 50% in dividends...
While Publisher Knowland ran the paper at a tidy profit, Widow Dargie went to Spain, was welcomed at court, visited the family of one Captain Antonio Rodriguez Martin. Widow Dargie took a fancy to Captain Martin, who was the exact age of her dead son, and took him to California. Captain Martin made an investigation of the Tribune, to see to it (so he said) that her interests were protected...
...friend, keen-eyed William Thomas Carpenter, who ran a real-estate agency across the street from Dubil's butcher shop, joined the venture and they found a ready market for their laminated steaks in other shops. Bill Carpenter named them "Chip Steaks," set out to sell them in a big way. Presently William Dubil sold his patents to Carpenter for 25% of the Chip Steak royalties...
Down they drifted leisurely toward the southern front, ran into a Japanese advance, but were helped away just in time by efficient Rightist Newshawk Peter Fleming (News From Tartary). Despite twinges of conscience, they let themselves be carried over the mountains by coolies, wound up in the Shanghai International Settlement as guests of British Ambassador Kerr at Number One House...
...Baraboo, Wis., Otto Bach, arrested on a charge of forging checks, was released, placed on three-year probation when he explained: "I manufacture check protectors to prevent forgeries. Business is slack and I ran out of funds...