Word: rapider
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Ever since its organization in 1901, the U. S. Steel Corporation has ranked as the largest corporation in the world, with common and preferred stock totaling $868,583,600. Of recent years, however, the rapid growth in the capitalization of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. has been creeping up, while Steel's capital stock has remained unchanged. Now, by issuing $150,000,000 of additional common stock, A. T. & T.'s capitalization has finally passed Steel's previous record, and amounts to $898,398,000. This makes the Telephone Company the world's largest corporation...
...greatly increased the volume of the bank's business, although its ambitious experiment of foreign branches proved unprofitable in spots and had to be curtailed. Since 1921 the "City's" progress has been rapid, and even its Cuban and Far Eastern branches have become assets instead of liabilities...
Andover, with 38 entries, is the favorite for winner, although it will be no means execute a walk-away. A rapid glance over the list finds no one likely to beat C. Borah in either the 100-yards or 220 yards dashes, in which he has done 9 4-5 seconds and 21 4-5 seconds; nor any one to beat W. S. Edwards, G. Larsen, or E. Renouf, who high jump 5 feet 10 inches; nor K. N. Stone, who puts the shot 46 feet. Captain W. Healey of Andover, present holder of the Harvard Interscholastic javelin record...
Since its return from the week of practice at Pinehurst, where in an informal series it was defeated by both Yale and Princeton, the University team has made rapid progress. By placing two Freshmen, J. W. Tufts and R. A. Pinkerton in the line-up, Coach Clark believes that he has finally secured the most effective combination. Both of these men have had considerable previous experience, and have shown up exceptionally well in the practice at Dedham...
...approved the steel shaft for all championship tournaments. The steel shaft actually affords no advantage over the hickory; but the rapid growth of the popularity of golf was said to have forced some dishonest manufacturers to use unseasoned hickory; and the Association, after exhaustive tests, decided to approve the steel shafts, recommended by its Implement and Ball Committee, in order to eliminate the necessity of buying from unscrupulous dealers...