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...Majesty's Government will not be swayed by threats of force or sudden alarms," the House of Commons was promptly assured by Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for India. "It is the duty of this country to maintain law and order...
...hour examinations by loud noise (70 decibels), moderate noise (55) and plain ordinary room noise (30 to 35). The boys grew tired, their work grew worse in proportion to the noise. Conditions were better than in the average city school, for no attempt was made to duplicate the sharp sudden noises of traffic at its peak. The Riverdale boys could endure monotonous noise for a time, but the moderate kind soon became almost as irksome as the loud...
...partner John De Witt, his wife and daughter, six other acquaintances attend. In spite of gin, the party is far from merry since nearly all the guests have particular reasons for hating their host. He invites them to continue the celebration at his West Englewood home. Because of a sudden shower they all board a crosstown trolley-car. Before they have gone two blocks Longstreet falls dead. In his coat pocket is found a ball of cork prickly with needles, poison-tipped...
...standing. Flushed with a sense of sudden accomplishment, he took up last week another ancient legislative favorite of his ?government operation of Muscle Shoals ?and got the Agriculture Committee to report it favorably to the Senate...
Floyd Leslie Carlisle, 51, chairman of Niagara Hudson Power Corp., was elected chairman of Consolidated Gas Co? of New York, filling a position left vacant since the resignation in 1914 of the late Harrison Gawtry, founder of the company. Mr. Carlisle's election followed the sudden resignation of Matthew Scott Sloan from the presidency of its subsidiary, New York Edison Co. Mr. Sloan was generally believed to represent the Brady interests. Mr. Carlisle represents the National City-United Corp. group, thought to be strengthening their position in Gas. Re-elected president of the company for the 24th time was George...