Word: rates
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...from the three highest candidates, the delegation of each state casting one vote. The result would be: 5 states tied and not voting; 21 Democratic votes for Davis; 22 delegations, nominally Republican (should vote for Coolidge, but states like Wisconsin and Minnesota would probably vote for LaFollette). At any rate there would be no election, especially if Mr. LaFollette chose to prevent it. If by March 4 next, the House had made no choice, the Senate would then elect a Vice President from the two highest candidates for Vice Prsident. In the Senate the Republicans have 51 members, the Democrats...
...teeth"? What could he say to these people? If they liked him personally, it made no difference, because as a matter of politics they abused his every utterance publicly. So he told the legislators that public health had been very good during the past year, that the death rate had been the lowest on record, that he would cooperate with them in enacting "constructive legislation looking toward the upbuilding of Philippine economic independence," that they should modify the laws for leasing the public domain so as to encourage rubber planting. He summarized with a great flourish...
...this rate the Canal is doing well...
...increase of $6,000,000,000 in the annual earnings of 10,000,000 industrial workers of the U. S.−this on a total outlay of $4,000,000 in gifts and taxes for "American institutions of higher learning of all classes." Roughly, the annual dividend rate is 100% from physical sciences alone. Mr. Scott proceeded to cite biologists, their good works...
...steel market is dull just now for purely seasonal reasons. Ingot production in June was at an annual rate of 25,600,000 tons or about 47% of capacity. Buyers are placing only small orders and insisting on immediate shipment. As yet, steel prices have undergone no particular change, and at present apply to a comparatively small volume of business. When demand becomes more pronounced, a cut may be caused, owing to competition of different mills looking for business...