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...avarice; he was, in fact, so wealthy that Mr. Otto Kahn stood at attention when speaking to him and Mr. John D. Rockefeller burnt his tongue with his hot milk at the mere mention of his name." According to his publishers, Author Arlen, aged 25, "likes dancing and baccarat and is a tournament tennis player." He summers between Deauville and Biarritz, winters on the Riviera, springs in Venice, autumns in Mayfair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: New Books: Apr. 7, 1924 | 4/7/1924 | See Source »

Three weeks ago the baccarat syndicate, composed of two wealthy Greeks and an Armenian?Gregory Vagliano, Sographos and Condgmed-jian?lost 2,500,000 francs ($137,750.00); two weeks ago they lost 6,000,000 francs ($330,600.00); last week saw the coup de grÂce with a loss of 10,000,000 francs ($551,000.00) ; the bank was broken and the E Deauville Casino, for the first time in history, is in darkness at the height of the season. Lost ? 18,500,000 francs; produced?nothing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Deauville Bank Broke | 8/27/1923 | See Source »

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