Word: speeding
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...wildest rumors generated by the ruling was that Judge Clark made his ruling with the knowledge and consent of the White House, to provide President Hoover with a neat, complete "out" from the Prohibition controversy. As "proof" of this fabulous theory, the theorists pointed to the speed with which Attorney General Mitchell sent the case to the Supreme Court. Henri Mouquin, 93, famed oldtime Manhattan wine merchant and restaurateur, was "electrified" by the decision, wired from his Virginia retreat to his sons to prepare to get back into business...
...Pope needs a good elevator to his private apartment. The present elevator is a simple square platform, dangerous were it not for its slow speed and the attendants who watch it on every floor. †Marshal Pilsudski gave him the Polish order of the White Eagle, and the University of Warsaw made him an honorary doctor-because he doughtily remained in Poland during the Bolshevik Invasion...
...base in the U. S. or its near possessions in ten hours. Last week Detroit Aircraft Corp. delivered to the Army its bid for fulfillment of that plan: a "cleaned up" Lockheed with new landing gear devoid of all but two exposed struts; a cowled Wasp engine with supercharger. Speed claimed: 210 m.p.h.- "fastest transport plane in the world." To Commander Glen Kidston, rich British sportsman, Detroit Aircraft was to ship this week "the most expensive single- motored plane ever built in the U. S."-a special Lockheed, price $36,000-for "commuting" between Commander Kidston's London home...
...closing, it had at least given bankers a definite plan of action. To all European. houses and newspapers assurance had been sent that Bank of United States, despite its imposing name, was only a small State bank, had no connection with the U. S. Government. And with unprecedented speed, members of New York Clearing House announced they would lend 50% of Bank of United States' deposits as soon as balances could be checked. Proudly signing the Clearing House statement were two banks which had contemplated entering the four-ply merger?Manufacturers Trust and Public National Bank.?Their admission...
...Freshman team this year is unusually light, and has speed. Its fighting abilities remain to be tested. The starting lineup contains two players who starred at School: J. R. Levan '34, from Morristown Academy, and J. M. Lock-wood '34, from Gunnery School...