Word: meats
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Through his brother-in-law he controlled the Flat Janitors' Union, and his activities also extended into the Meat Cutters' Union. One brother, Edward, was recently indicted for forcing contractors to pay the Sheet Metal Workers' Union 5% on contracts. Another brother, Danny, is serving 14 years in Joliet Penitentiary (see p. 9) for killing a saloonkeeper...
...Cotton, a Harvard man, had won great renown as a corporation lawyer in Manhattan when he specialized in organizations (Radio Corp., International Harvester Co.) and reorganizations (N. Y. Rys. Corp.; Childs Restaurants; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; Dodge- Chrysler; Goodyear Tire & Rubber). During the War as head of the meat division of the Food Administration under Herbert Hoover he controlled the "biggest packing trust in the world." In May 1929 the President picked him as one of his "new patriots" who would sacrifice a $100,000 per year private practice for a $10,000 per year Federal job, made him Undersecretary...
Between these two allusions (a sort of Royal sandwich) was the meat?typical Edward of Wales' meat; sound and salty words he had probably written himself...
...London, England, a soldier descended from a railway train carrying a suitcase from which dribbled gouts of blood. A railway detective pursued, apprehended the soldier. Court-martialed, he was convicted of stealing 6 lb. of fresh meat...
...Kennel Gazette: On the stormy night of March 9, 1891, Jack, Fido and Tip heard three safecrackers chiseling into the brick-wall of the car barn that then held the safe of the defunct Haight Street Cable Car line. They barked, vigorously attacked first the chiselers, then the poisoned meat which the chiselers threw them. A wary nightwatchman, barked to attention, emptied a pistol at the poisoners, saved the safe, could not save faithful, greedy Jack, Fido...