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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...agreed on their shares of the water. The Lower Tier-Nevada, Arizona, California -have long quarreled about how to divide the 7,500,000 acre-feet that they will get between them. Nevada was satisfied with 300,000 acre feet; California wanted 4,600,000, Arizona 3,000.000. After sharp remarks between California's whitecrested Johnson and Arizona's long-embattled Ashurst and Hayden, the Senate voted Nevada her 300,000 acre-feet, Arizona 2,800,000 and California...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Dam Passed | 12/24/1928 | See Source »

Most of the Rothstein enterprises were deep in debt. His election bets were calculated to pull him out of a bad hole. Necessarily, he was slow about taking up his IOU's. The trouble was, he had been slow that way before. His tongue could be as sharp in debt as it could be smooth in velvet. The creditors grew restive. They persuaded George McManus, whom Rothstein trusted, to call him over for a "creditors' meeting" one evening last month. Rothstein got the call in the little restaurant and started over to the Park Central Hotel where McManus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: In Room 349 | 12/24/1928 | See Source »

...third chukker Coach F. D. Sharp sent his second team into the fray, a lead of 11 to 9 having been established. Though unable to score, this combination also showed possibilities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNIVERSITY AND 1932 POLO TEAMS TRIUMPH | 12/17/1928 | See Source »

...Freshman team, in defeating Troop C of the National Guard Cavalry, showed much power for the first game of the season, though the smoothness that is the result of teamwork was at times lacking. Coach Sharp in this game also employed two separate combinations. The play of Crispin Cooke '32, captain of the yearlings, stood...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNIVERSITY AND 1932 POLO TEAMS TRIUMPH | 12/17/1928 | See Source »

...team which will oppose Troop C consists of S. A. Chanler '32. No. 1: Crispin Cooke '32, No. 2: and A. G. Howe '32, back, with W. F. Luton '32. A. F. Megrew '32, and C. S. Tilden Jr. '32 as reserves. It is expected that Coach F. D. Sharp will allow both these combinations to see plenty of action...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INDOOR POLOISTS IN TILT WITH DANVERS TOMORROW | 12/14/1928 | See Source »

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