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When Reeves originally acquired the property from the town of Hampton, New Hampshire, it was stored in the hearse house of the town cemetary. "We had to steal in there at night, like ghouls," Reeves confessed, "to avoid a public demonstration in towing it down...
...order to avoid the last-minute confusion that resulted from over-subscription last year, Lunden's office will announce by the beginning of next week whether or not all applications can be filled...
...cold little bank manager named Sharon. One of his exploits was the "Hale & Norcross corner" in 1868, by which he got control of an important mine. When production declined and stock shares fell soon afterward, Sharon resorted to a common technique: he sold most of his stock to avoid paying stock assessments, knowing that he could buy it back cheap when new ore was uncovered. At this point Mackay and his partner Jim Fair, as a gamble, began their own raid on Hale & Norcross...
...Permitted landlords to avoid controls in "hardship" cases...
Ardent Big Green rooter Bill Cunningham, who has devoted two full columns to the clash, managed to avoid the contest itself until the late stages of each article, when he was finally forced to code a slight edge to the Crimson...