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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...dilemma on the Negro question is reminiscent of the mighty conflict within the Methodist Episcopal Church on the same issue and its historic split in 1844-45.* Mr. Hoover's longing is to avoid an analogous schism in his party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: G. O. P., South | 2/18/1929 | See Source »

...Oklahoma, where political parties are constantly split and where Rosicrudan philosophy (founded 1313) is still a topic of conversation, Governor-Suspend Henry Simpson Johnston went on trial, last week, before the State Senate, sitting as a court on eleven articles of impeachment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Ewe Lamb Rebellion | 2/18/1929 | See Source »

This afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, the University team meets New York University in the Hemenway Gymnasium. To date, the latter has shown strength in defeating the Navy. For this reason, a close match is looked for by the Harvard team which has split even out of two starts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOILSMEN DEFEAT PENN BEFORE PACKED GALLERY | 2/16/1929 | See Source »

...split-pea industry was seriously threatened by importations from China. A Port Huron, Mich., witness extolled the power-producing qualities of U. S.. split-pea soup. In a test, he said, cross-country runners were fed for 16 days on split-pea soup and they got 65 miles to the gallon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FISCAL: Schedule 7 | 2/11/1929 | See Source »

...July 7 it was at 159⅞; Aug. 11, 199⅜; Sept. 15, 264; Oct. 13, 282. Then came rumors, followed by announcements, of chain store expansion, of a stock-split. Montgomery Ward skyrocketed. In the week ending Oct. 20, the stock climbed to 352, on Nov. 30 it reached its high for the year of 439⅞* Thus, during the year Montgomery Ward rose from 117 to 439⅞, an increase of 322⅞ points or about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: 16.66X | 2/11/1929 | See Source »

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