Word: wabash
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...They finished their piping; another group of male singers took their place, repeated the old ballad by John Dowland, arranged for chorus singing. Another and another group repeated the song; they were the glee-clubs of Armour, Beloit, Chicago, Grinnell, Illinois, Iowa, Knox, Lake Forest, Michigan, Millikin, Northwestern, Purdue, Wabash and Wisconsin colleges and universities. After every rendering of the ballad, judges made notes, announced at length that of all seats of learning in the mid-U. S., Wisconsin is sweetest of throat; Michigan is second, they said; Grinnell, third...
...Graduate School of Business Administration Charles LaFollette, a graduate of Wabash College in 1920, and of the Business School in 1922, has been named an assistant-dean...
Several attractive smaller roads, and several not so attractive, are the lure: these include the Norfolk & Western, Central New Jersey, Reading, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Wabash and others. The railroad leaders wish to merge until only four main systems finally remain in this northeastern territory. Naturally, each big road wants to acquire the attractive small roads, and leave the poor small roads for some one else. No one apparently wants the New Haven, so that New England will be mostly left out of the effects of the merger movement. On the other hand, some of the little roads do not apparently want...
Indiana nominated Senator Samuel M. Ralston?in 239 words. Indiana rose, cheering and singing. Anna Case sang On the Banks of the Wabash...
Apparently the Willys-Overland interests have decided to emulate their great rival in Detroit. Together with the Wabash Railroad, Willys-Overland has just acquired the Toledo & Western Railroad, as well as several hundred acres of industrial sites in West Toledo. The joint owners have organized the Toledo & Western Railway Co. to operate the road and develop the new industrial acreage. The value of road and land is estimated at $2,000,000; in addition, $1,000,000 will be spent in modernizing the road and improving its terminal facilities in West Toledo. A spur line will very shortly be extended...