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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...number of decisions all calculated to strengthen the hand of the Mexican Government, 1) The arms embargo of 1924 was continued. This embargo forbids the general exportation of arms and ammunition to Mexico (i. e., to rebels) but permits such materials to be delivered to the Mexican Government under special license from the U.S. Government. 2) Licenses were promptly granted to the Mexican Government for such war materials as it wished to buy from private firms in this country. 3) Commercial airplanes (easily convertible to fighters) which were removed a year ago from the list of articles under embargo, were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Mexican Policy | 3/18/1929 | See Source »

...report of the Special Commission on the Charles River Basin is now before the Legislature. It proposes to complete the parks and drives on both sides of the Basin from the Charles River Dam to the dam just above Watertown Square. To increase the park and playground area and to provide for continuation of the drives, the banks of the Basin are to be filled in on the Boston side to a maximum of about four hundred feet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Killam Discusses Proposals to Alter Charles River and Basin | 3/14/1929 | See Source »

...last few years the enrolment of the Business School has shown a steady increase. In the academic year 1926-27, there were 728 students, including part time special students and candidates for the degree of Doctor of Commercial Science...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In the Graduate Schools | 3/12/1929 | See Source »

...ghost" cartoonist; James M. Cox, whom Harding buried; Scarf ace Al Capone, shadow of Chicago in Florida's sunshine; Pony McAtee, a jockey; Tris Speaker, whose name is on small boys baseball bats; Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Chadbourne, who had come from New York by special train with guests; Johnny Farrell, national open golf champion; Caleb Bragg, who drives automobiles at breakneck speed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Big Fight | 3/11/1929 | See Source »

...great Judge Elbert H. Gary had already expanded by a 40% stock dividend shortly before he died in 1927. The new capitalization also removes the last traces of Carnegie; for although he had provided that some of the bonds should never be retired, most of the holders of the special Carnegie bonds have agreed to cash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: U. S. Steel Common | 3/11/1929 | See Source »

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