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...hand, they deeply pained their good Uncle by their persistent buying into independent railroads. Not only do they control 47.8% of the voting stock of Missouri Pacific, but it is now revealed that their Allegheny Corp. owns 20.8% of the voting shares of Kansas City Southern, often called ''the straightest railroad in the U.S." Just how much fire there is behind the smoke of recent Van Sweringen activities is question-of-the-moment among railroaders...
Increased lethal effect is obtained by softening the nose of the bullet to make it spread at impact. Steel jacketed bullets shoot straightest and farthest but bore clean holes instead of smashing a wide wound. Various powder loads have various killing power, but following is a rough table of the calibres and types of bullets generally recommended for various types of killing by rifle...
...football critic of the Yale Daily News, in discussing the Harvard playing against Princeton last Saturday, said the Fisher eleven displayed "a brand of football that could have been little less than a disappointment to the Crimson supporters" and "showed nothing new or deceptive but stuck to the straightest type of old-fashioned Yale plunging, reminiscent of Yale plays a few years...
...start, all the contestants got away well together with Parker slightly in the lead. At the end of the first quarter-mile, Parker cut across Hooper's bow, causing the latter to collide with Strong, and forcing Wiggins against the bank. Soon Cutler who steered the straightest course began to draw ahead, followed by Peabody. Just before the finish, Parker passed Peabody and finished about two lengths behind Cutler. No time was taken...
...factor of the world's history; it has inspired men, it has moulded destiny, and leavened the whole structure of society. The surest way in which men can add power to their lives it to shape them by the rules which Jesus laid down for His life, and the straightest road to influence among men for God follows the footsteps of Christ...