Word: trunkful
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Smith's Creek station, relic of the days of the Grand Trunk Railroad, was brought from nearby Port Huron, Mich...
...spade, Mrs. Bennett raised him to four spades, showed a "rather good hand." When he failed to make the bid. Mrs. Bennett called her husband a "bum bridge player," whereupon he leaned across the table, slapped her face. She excused herself from the room, rummaged in a trunk for a revolver, returned and shot him dead...
...Treasury Department all summer. Homecoming legislators took their turns for customs inspection, opened every trunk and bag, paid duty on every taxable trinket. Last week Assistant Secretary Lowman feeling that the disturbance had thoroughly blown over, issued a new order, again granting "courtesy-of-the-port" to Congressmen. Newspapers fumed editorially about "unAmerican favoritism," while jubilant Congressmen, returning from abroad for the impending session of the House, jaunted through the customs in their old, carefree...
Furthermore, out of his much juggling, Mr. Loree makes money for his D. & H.-the most notable instance being last year when, frustrated in his Mississippi-to-Atlantic "fifth trunk system," he suddenly and to the vexation of the New York Central, B. & 0. and Van Sweringen group sold the D. & H. interest in the Lehigh Valley and the Wabash to the Pennsylvania at a profit of some...
...railroads announced last week, the Pennsylvania will run two more 20-hour trains each way every day, the New York Central will run three more westbound, four more eastbound. All will have the same equipment and extra fare as the old 20-hour trains. Detroit-Pontiac. The Grand Trunk Railway last week announced plans to electrify its lines between Detroit and Pontiac. A four-track, 40-minute suburban system will be provided-and over the hurrying interurban trains will be a four-lane motor speedway to permit hurrying autoists to cross some 25 miles of country in almost no time...