Word: bankes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Unfortunately, we encourage them to look upon themselves as gifted with prophesy beyond other mortals, and incessantly invite them to make after-dinner speeches about the future. They can scarcely be expected to arise, and say: "Mr. Toastmaster, I think that business is going to the devil, that my bank has quite a few very poor accounts, and that some of you gentlemen here present will find yourselves in very hot water inside the next year." Such sentiments, however heroically sincere, would curdle the postprandial ice cream. About all the banker, considering his position, can well say is, that every...
Until activities were interrupted by Deputy Attorney General W. W. Chambers, 14,000 shares of stock had been sold to the hopeful public for over $136,000. Yet the company's bank balance, it was revealed, now amounts to between...
Died. Samuel G. Bayne, 79, oil pioneer, banker, astronomer, author; in Manhattan. In 1875 he spent ten days as guest of the Mikado, and later sold the Japanese Government much oil. He organized the Seaboard National Bank, of which he became Chairman. He came originally to the U. S. from Belfast, Ireland, entered the oil business on the persuasion of Col. Amasa Boston, Boston...
...They no longer sit at the table with the heads of government in conference as they used to, when I was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury." All this was vouchsafed to Philip Schuyler, of Editor and Publisher, who said of Mr. Vanderlip: "The onetime President of the National City Bank of New York has turned crusader and his zeal is boundless. His eyes snap and his jaw is set. He is angry and his talk is earnest, although not hyster- ical" It was also revealed that Mr. Vanderlip was on intimate terms with Senator Wheeler, whose committee he is assisting...
...debate for the Pasteur Medal will be held at the John Knowles Paine Concert Hall in the Music Building at 8 o'clock tonight. The subject will be "Resolved that the demilitarization of the left bank of the Rhine under international supervision is necessary for the maintenance of peace in Europe...