Word: astors
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Anent the vituperative letter of one George Eustis Corcoran (TIME, May 21) relative to your publication of Samuel Insull's bashful physiognomy and the reporting of the Astor-Gillespie folderol, may we accept the compliment of "Being on a level" with TIME...
...Astor: On that subject I must remain noncommittal. Besides I am under oath. If you want me to talk about fishing you will have to unswear...
...chairman of the Senate inquiry Senator Black of Alabama promptly promised to call Messrs. Astor, Roosevelt and Franklin before his committee and let his Indiana colleague examine them. Last week the three appeared in Washington under oath but Senator Robinson, strangely missing, did not follow up his charges. Other Senators were left to put the necessary questions. First Mr. Franklin and other officers of his company denied sending any messages to business associates aboard the Nourmahal. Then Kermit Roosevelt denied receiving any except one. in February 1933, just before Franklin Roosevelt's inauguration, in which a fellow officer briefly...
...merger of White Star and Cunard in a London Court (TIME, March 26). He has sold 28 of Leyland's 32 ships. Meanwhile he has brought new lines into his fold, acquiring an interest in Baltimore Mail Line; tying up with Roosevelt Line by inducing Kermit Roosevelt, Vincent Astor and friends to buy into I. M. M.; joining with the Dollar-Dawson Pacific Coast interests to control United States Lines; negotiating to take over Munson Line (TIME...
...Vincent Astor paid $29.75 per share when he started buying I. M. M. stock...