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... colonel : " Pretty fine house ! What did it cost ? " " It was built by my pred- ecessor , Mr. Stevens , " replied the colonel , stating its cost . " You apportion the quality of the house to the salary the man receives ? " was the next ...
... colonel : " Pretty fine house ! What did it cost ? " " It was built by my pred- ecessor , Mr. Stevens , " replied the colonel , stating its cost . " You apportion the quality of the house to the salary the man receives ? " was the next ...
Page 159
... colonel's minute at- tention to every detail of administration , the aim always being the same - effi- ciency . The time came when the open , just treatment of all stood Colonel Goethals in good stead . In February , 1911 , a for ...
... colonel's minute at- tention to every detail of administration , the aim always being the same - effi- ciency . The time came when the open , just treatment of all stood Colonel Goethals in good stead . In February , 1911 , a for ...
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... colonel , " given provocation . " wished to enjoy themselves as much as possible . Colonel Goethals was an car- nest advocate of full privileges on Sun- days , but he was opposed by the national committee of the Y. M. C. A. in the ...
... colonel , " given provocation . " wished to enjoy themselves as much as possible . Colonel Goethals was an car- nest advocate of full privileges on Sun- days , but he was opposed by the national committee of the Y. M. C. A. in the ...
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RUDOLPH J TAUSSIG | 1 |
FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
PAUL J SCHEIPS | 53 |
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