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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...credit and the means it has devised, such as checks, drafts and bills of exchange, while it is the banker who renders credit most effective. It is certain that 80 per cent, of the world's business is transacted by credit, while cash is used only for small payments, such as the adjustment of balances and the payment of wages. The larger possibilities of the system are trammelled by the law that compels the banker who wants to extend his credit in the form of notes, to deposit in the Treasury United States bonds equivalent in value to the amount...
Last night Mr. Houdini performed three astounding feats, of which the first was to remove five pairs of handcuffs of different makes. Under cover of a small curtained box he successively opened three pairs affixed at the same time by members of the University, then a new pair provided by Inspector J. W. Deehan of the Cambridge police force, and finally some old English manacles lent by a member of the University. It took but one minute to remove each of the first four, but the last pair, in which the keyhole was closed by an iron plug screwed...
...debating organizations of the University have been holding regular meetings, usually one debate each week, throughout the winter. The Extempore Debating Club, however, which was formed early in December, has been given up owing to the small attendance. It was founded with an idea of promoting extemporaneous speaking among members of the Senior and Junior classes, and included at first about 25 men. The interest in the organization failed and the club disbanded...
...baseball team held outdoor practice on Monday, and a game was played between two teams. On account of the cold weather the playing was rather slow, but the men batted well considering the small amount of previous practice. The fielding was very erratic and errors were numerous. Owing to the inclement weather, the rest of the practices this week were held in the cage. The squad has been cut down...
...second and last trials to select the Junior team for the Pasteur Medal Debate, the final debate of the interclass series, will be held this evening at 7.30 o'clock in the small room in Upper Dane. Four men were retained at the first trials on Monday and have been selected by lot to speak in the following order; A. Davis, E. B. Stern, I. L. Sharfman and W. H. Pollak. Each man will be allowed ten minutes and the best three speakers will be chosen for the team. The fourth man will be the alternate. B. V. Kanaley...