Word: threats
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Bulls, of whom there were many, and bears, of whom there were few, looked last week toward Philadelphia. Traders felt, and with reason, that the deliberations of 5,400 U. S. bankers, gathered for the meeting of the American Bankers' Association, held a more or less potent threat to the stockmarket. Many a banker, speaking for himself or his bank, had warned against frenzied speculation. The market had kept its strength, had soared through a record month. But traders feared the effect of a solemn and public pronouncement from the Philadelphia convention. Resolute bulls faced the 5,400 bankers with...
...entirely clear to the layman, this threat was not misunderstood by fearful traders. It meant, in two words: "BROKERS' LOANS." And to emphasize the point, brokers' loans mounted last week to $4,569,978,000, highest for all time, surpassing even the figure for June 6. Apparently undisturbed, the stock-market went about its business, saw a seat sold for a record $425,000, dickered for the adjoining 20-story Postal Telegraph building as an annex, appointed Mrs. Catherine M. Healy of Montclair, N. J., as its first woman purchasing agent...
French and Gilligan were the individual stars of the contest, the former making two of the four touchdowns besides doing most of the ball carrying which resulted in the other scores, Gilligan, stepping high and shifty, was always a dangerous threat in the open field. He is also an adept in the drop-kicking line...
...great Singapore Base will be a direct threat to Japan and the Philippine Islands. To announce it last week, when the British Foreign Office was dickering with the U. S. about disarmament (see International), seemed a piece of sheer British Sea Dog bravado...
...backs for each half. Mason and Potter both saw a good deal of action in the 1927 season, while Batchelder starred for the undefeated Freshman team which took Yale into camp 6 to 0 last fall. Mason is of the speedy, rangy type of back who is a constant threat on the offense. Batchelder's strong points number besides an unusual ability for open field running, a well educated toe which can be counted upon to do its share of the punting this fall. To team up with these two, a heavy good interfering and tackling back is what...