Word: rate
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...battlefield, and Mr. Aldrich made politics his battlefield. He was a confidant of McKinley and close to Roosevelt. He made his plans with care and he executed them with pressure. He did not care for the opinions of others and almost never read newspapers but he was a first-rate appreciator of men. In his power he was called "the power behind the power behind the throne." In 1911 he refused renomination to the Senate to work on reforms of the U. S. financial system. Four years later he died. Now his memory seldom is mentioned except as his name...
Conclusion. M. Lamoureux, reporter of the original Cartel bill, stormed: "If the Chamber goes on at this rate, the budget deficit will never be met by our scheme and we shall have to accept after all the Government scheme of a sales tax or tax on payments" (TIME, Feb. 8 et ante). Since the Chamber gave every sign of continuing to "go on" indefinitely, M. Lamoureux and the Socialist fiscal expert, M. Auriol finally walked out of the Chamber hurling shrill rebukes right and left...
...royal" cavalcade roared down the drive and disappeared through the lodge gate, correspondents followed eagerly, prayed to the gods of journalism that Der Reise-Kaiser* might be going to polish off his birthday by returning to Germany. They were disappointed. After driving about the Dutch countryside at a nigh rate of speed for some time, the Hohenzollerns and the correspondents returned to Doorn...
...general outlook in the steel industry for at least the first half of 1926 is favorable. There is a large demand for steel products of all kinds, sufficient to support the present high rate of operations; there has been no apparent accumulation of stocks by consumers; there has been a general improvement in prices during the last three months, and if the current demand continues there is every reason to expect still further improvement. This, together with the increased production from Bethlehem's new finishing units, should result in better earnings...
...aside out of surplus and not profits ..." funds to carry out the ideals expressed above. These funds might be used in "building hospitals, recreation grounds, and helping established child welfare organizations." In other words since "surplus" and "profits" are definable by the corporation making them, and since no dividend rate was set for this corporation's common stock, this corporation has a "soul." It may give its profits to charity rather than declare dividends...