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...Though they [his partners] were known as partners, their agreements were those of employes. All the capital was owned by J. P. Morgan. His associates were not entitled by contract to any share of the profits, yet I happen to know that he voluntarily shared with them-and liberally-at the end of each year. . . . He made them all wealthy beyond their dreams...
...deceptive fractiousness of the March climate in New England has lured the Vagabond into such indiscretions in the matter of overcoats, that he has contrived to contract one of those annoyingly persistent coughs which characterize Spring. He is endeavoring, however, by the use of lotions and liniments to subdue the ailment before the first Dowse lecture on Monday evening. Since Professor Kittredge is giving the series this year, the Vagabond will go to Sanders Theatre at 8 o'clock thoroughly equipped with cough drops, knowing the aversion of the erudite professor to the noisy accompaniment of a spring cold...
...What do I think of marriage? That it is a necessary institution, a contract to be entered into between a man and a woman for the good of the State, and for that reason it should never be dissolved, so long as they both live...
...contract for Senior caps and gowns has been awarded to Cotsell and Leonard Company of Albany. New York, the only company that will be officially recognized by the committee...
...telescope in the Southern Hemisphere, an instrument exceeded in size by only two others in the world, will be in operation at the new South African station of the College Observatory within the next two years, it was announced today by Dr. Harlow Shapley, director of the observatory. The contract for this giant research instrument has just been awarded to a firm in Pittsburgh, Pa., that has made many large telescopes, including the 72-inch reflector at the Dominion Observatory, Victoria, B. C., the world's second largest...