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Chicago's criminals continued flourishing last week, such criminals as whoever it was that haled Footballer John C. Acher of Northwestern University out of his automobile on Michigan Avenue one night and pumped two slugs into him for scraping a fender as he drove past; and hardbitten Joe Saltis, gun-toting beer gangster, who was still at large last week after a six-month "search" by police who know him well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: In Chicago | 12/3/1928 | See Source »

...Whoever the new Republican Senate leader may be, his task will be easier than Leader Curtis' has been. There will be 55 or 56 faces on his side of the aisle instead of only 48. On the other side there will be only 39 faces, unless Senators Norris and Elaine are asked to sit on the side they tried to help towards the Presidency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: In the Greatest Club | 11/19/1928 | See Source »

...Whoever has traveled on electrified railroads can appreciate last week's decision of the Pennsylvania Railroad to electrify its 11,000 miles of track...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Electrified Pennsy R. R. | 11/12/1928 | See Source »

...Prohibition, he said: "I cannot speak for Tennessee, but in our State [Ohio] every man or woman who wants a drink can get it, and I am willing to ... assert that whoever wants liquor anywhere in any State can easily procure it. Senator Borah knows that. Mr. Hoover knows it. Mr. Coolidge knows it. And so does Governor Smith. The difference is that Governor Smith frankly tells the truth about it. ... Now why can't we be perfectly honest and candid and frank with each other on this subject? . . . It's not a new thing for public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Campaigners | 11/5/1928 | See Source »

...becomes clear that the responsibility of supplying the University with its most urgent athletic need rests with the alumni, and with whoever else may be in a position to contribute toward its construction. Until the sum of $300,000 is subscribed to meet the complete cost, actual work cannot start. The element of time does not enter alone into the question The conditions of the original gift of $250,000 which gave impetus to the plans stipulated that construction be begun by February 1929, and be complete by February, 1930. Failure to meet the first of these conditions will mean...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HELP WANTED | 10/11/1928 | See Source »

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