Word: bonus
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Investigation as to what happened to the Veterans of Future Wars, that interesting organization which caused so much stir in collegiate circles, reveals that the Veterans have ceased to clamor for their bonus. In short, the society has gone the way of all flesh, it has folded...
...whole idea originated with Gorin, The organization promised that it would actively lobby for a $1,000 bonus to all pre-veterans. Assuming that a war is inevitable the promoters thought that the soldiers-to-be should enjoy while they were physically fit. Why wait until they were crippled, matured, or even dead. Apparently, however, they have decided to wait...
...stockmarket crash, when almost every rumor was a libel, Broker Michael J. ("Mike") Meehan sauntered up to one of his partners, said cheerily: "Well, I understand I'm broke. Guess we'd better give all the boys in the office a two weeks' bonus to prove...
...Racine, Wis. last week directors of J. I. Case Co. (farm machinery) voted a 6% bonus to all of its 1,700 employes who should be at work on Dec. 1. Joker was that the Case plant had been shut tight since Oct. 27, had no immediate prospect of reopening...
...pass on to stockholders to avoid the levy, running as high as 27% on earnings retained in the business. Last week in Chicago the directors of Sears, Roebuck & Co. made their decision. After marking the company's 50th anniversary by voting a special $1,500,000 "Jubilee" wage bonus, the Sears board declared a $1.75 extra dividend representing an estimated one-half of the year's profits not needed for the $2 Sears regular. In December, when full-year figures can be estimated more closely, the directors will meet again, probably vote another extra of at least...