Word: transitions
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...attempted to show how, in 1925, the Messrs. Hastings & Walker got into the Equitable Coach Co. deal, a grandiose but fruitless scheme to get a city franchise, start a bus line, swap stock and concessions with other municipal services and ultimately control the city's entire privately-owned transit system. "A little syndicate" was formed with $282,000 worth of contributions from three members: Frank R. Fageol of Kent, Ohio, builder of motor coaches; his vice president Charles B. Rose (now president of America-La France & Foamite Corp.); President William O'Neil of General Tire & Rubber Co. Senator...
Ganymede was in occupation, hidden from U. S. view behind Jupiter. Visible were Callisto, Io and Europa. Europa revolved into occultation. Callisto then proceeded into the planetary shadow where it was eclipsed. Only Io then was visible until Ganymede came out from behind Jupiter. Then Io began its transit across the face of Jupiter whose brightness made the duller satellite invisible, and Ganymede passed into the eclipsing shadow. Then all moonless looked nine-mooned Planet Jupiter...
Paralleling the lecture courses the student works on problems of design, in such subjects as thoroughfare systems, transit systems and railroads. The final half-year in design is devoted to the preparation of an ideal city, combining qualities studied in the school and located on a piece of ground which the student can visit...
...earnings last year came to 30 millions. They have assets of around a billion dollars and while Commonwealth Edison must meet a $20,000,000 maturity on July 30 and Public Service a $15,000,000 maturity, no difficulties are expected. Less prosperous in this group is Chicago Rapid Transit Co., formed in 1924. It operates Chicago's elevated railroads, rents its tracks to the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (North Shore Line) and the Chicago Aurora & Elgin (both Insull Companies). Last year C. R. T. lost...
...Band. The inadequate pay of its members later drove him to form his own band. A versatile musician, he composed over 300 pieces, 100 of them marches. His "The Stars and Stripes Forever" netted $300,000 in royalties. A crack shot and a finished equestrian, he also wrote The Transit of Venus and The Dwellers in the Western World...