Word: concerns
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...last omissions concern the foreign policy of the parties: "President McKinley and Mr. Bryan use different phrases in describing their foreign policies; but when it came to action, in all probability their policies would be much alike. Practically they agreed about the treaty of peace with Spain. . . . President McKinley is now surrounded by Cabinet officers of capacity and experience; and he has put good men at the head of affairs in Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines; while in case of a change in the Presidency nobody can tell to what sort of persons the great offices of the government...
...Committee, Young Men's Christian Association, Prospect Union, St. Paul's Society, Catholic Club, Committee on University Meetings, and the Religious Union. Dean Briggs will preside and representatives of the different organizations will speak. It is earnestly hoped that a large number will attend this meeting as it will concern matters of interest and importance to most students of the University...
...information with regard to Oxford at the service of the intending student, and (2) of becoming sufficiently well-informed to advance any project on foot for adapting Oxford conditions to the needs of the American members of the University. To accomplish the first object, which is of more immediate concern, the club intends to print a circular in which it will try to anticipate the questions likely to be asked about the Oxford University system in general, the opportunities and conditions of study in the University, and the advisability of connecting one's self with one of the Colleges...
...first place, the promoter must be a man who understands thoroughly every phase of the business in which he intends to form a combination; he must of course have a wide reputation for honesty, and be an able solicitor. Ordinarily a large proportion of the capital of a concern is in the form of plants. Here the problem comes up as to how much stock shall be issued for this, and the solution is worked out by the promoter, who by getting cash options on the plants, raises their value and thereby the amount of stock issued...
Generally, in order to attract capital from men of wealth, who want sure, safe, investments, a new concern issues preferred stock. The condition attached to this stock is that a certain fixed dividend be paid on the preferred stock before the holders of common stock receive any advantage from the profit. Although the common stock is speculative in character it is frequently more remunerative than preferred stock as is seen at present in the case of the American Sugar Refining Company. The proportion of capital of the large combinations, which goes toward the cost of their promotion is an immense...