Word: scrapping
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...politicians on the water wagon. The personnel of Congress is overwhelmingly dry, both in practice and in precept. But I am in favor of a vigorous policy from the White House down that will break every bottle in official America and send unpatriotic and dangerous politicians to the scrap heap...
With U. S. railroads well equipped, the principal immediate opportunity to increase sales of locomotives is to improve them and render them more economical than at present. If this can be done, the roads will scrap good but high cost engines, since the new equipment can be paid for out of operating economies...
Hazel Blazer, the "object" chloroformed by Dr. Blazer, was described by the defendant's son-in-law as follows: "A scrap of breathing flesh, unable to feed, clothe herself, or otherwise care for her own personal needs. The only exercise she ever got was when she was placed on the floor when the weather was warm and allowed to roll around. She couldn't talk?the only time I ever heard her utter a vocal sound was once when she fell on a hot furnace grating. Then she uttered a sort of animal sound. She was absolutely helpless...
That is how some people thought it would be when it was announced that Mickey Walker, world's welterweight champion, was to fight Dave Shade, the Californian who had been three years trying to pick just this scrap, before Tex Rickard accommodated him and fixed the place of the bout in the Yankee Stadium in New York City...
...Ford must take possession of the ships within 60 days and scrap them or install Diesel engines and put them into service within 18 months. With a few of the ships he is expected to adopt the latter course. All the rest must be scrapped. He has the privilege of salvaging any machinery he can, for use in his own factories. Following the purchase Mr. Mayo offered $40,000 apiece for seven ocean-going tugs, ISO feet long, with which to tow his purchases to his wrecking yards (probably most of the ships will be scrapped at Detroit). The Shipping...