Word: reaching
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Negotiations. The history of the attempts to reach a final debt accord is simple: a French proposal, an American counterproposal, a second French proposal-all rejected. Then as M. Caillaux was about to depart the Americans made an offer for a tentative arrangement, which M. Caillaux said he would take home and think over...
With the strike, due to failure (TIME, Aug. 31) to reach a new wage contract, comtinuing for its second month in the nation's anthracite coal fields in Pennsylvania, and with no prospect of a settlement there in sight, John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, traveled into West Virginia to start a strike there...
Today is the last day on which candidates for Rhodes Scholarships may request letters of recommendation from President Lowell. The request for recommendation should be made in writing and must reach President Lowell not later than tonight. Applications for these scholarships must be in the hands of the secretaries of the different Rhodes committees by October...
When the Majestic docked at Southampton a crew was promptly signed on for the next voyage. The lucky 2,300 congratulated themselves. Then reports began to reach London that members of the new crew had given the required 24 hours notice and would quit. There was clamor in the White Star offices. Officials replied: "We know nothing." A day passed and still pessimistic reports came from Southampton. More clamor in the White Star offices...
Americans accustomed to use the British mails know that a letter is not likely to reach its destination if its envelope contains less than five or six lines of addressing. Thus, it is useless to write simply "No. 8, King's Lane, Queen's Court, London." There may be two King's Lanes each a block long; the Postoffice will take no chances...