Word: burtons
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...changed its president. Dr. William M. Burton, who "cracked" petroleum so hard that it yielded twice as much gasoline, was granted his wish to retire, was succeeded by Edward G. Seubert, a onetime newsboy. Soon, no doubt, the success magazines will be asking Mr. Seubert for the story of his rise. It is an epitome of the great U. S. biography, a machinist's helper at 15, a bookkeeper whose accounts balanced, a chief clerk who plugged, a vice president -one of the faithful rewarded when he reached a healthy...
Doctor-painters: Henry S. Patterson, New York; James C. Ayer, New York; R. Burton Optiz, New York; Chevalier Jackson, Philadelphia; S. Solis Cohen, Philadelphia; F. T. Cotton, Boston...
Glass v. Wheeler. The Senate was trying to set a date to vote on the McFadden branch banking bill. Senator Burton K. Wheeler demanded that he be allowed to speak for one hour in opposition to the bill, said that Senators Pepper and Glass had promised him the opportunity the night before. Senator Glass immediately denied any such promise. Vice President Dawes rapped his gavel, ruled the discussion out of order, proceeded with a roll call. In the rear of the Senate chamber Carter Glass, 69, thorough Virginia gentleman, ripe scholar, co-author of the Federal Reserve banking...
Professor Charles Burton Gulick '81, Professor of Greek in the University will conduct the services in Appleton Chapel at 8:45 o'clock this morning...
Divorced. Francis Burton Harrison, 53, Governor General of the Philippines in the Wilson Administration; by Mrs. Elizabeth Wrentmore Harrison. She charged abandonment...