Word: cashing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...doubt whether there is a single lady or gentlewoman among your readers who was not deeply offended by the article in your last issue concerning, "women who measure off the scale of happiness in units of jewels, cash and fame...
Serial numbers on the Liberty Bonds thus used to obtain a cash contribution in Mr. Patten's name, identified them last week as part of the $160,000 given by Sinclair to the G. O. P.-a sum which Treasurer Upham and his furtive colleague, onetime National G. O. P. Chairman Will H. Hays, were at great pains to conceal...
Satisfied that Mr. Patten had known nothing of the Sinclair-Hays-Upham machinations, Senator Walsh asked Mr. Patten if he knew of other Chicagoans who had similarly been asked to give cash for Liberty Bonds. Mr. Patten knew of none such, but he spoke freely of other Chicago patrons of the G. O. P. He named William Wrigley, "who is in Chicago hardly one month out of the year," and Arthur Cutten, another grain man. "I presume the McCormicks would come in that list," Mr. Patten added...
While the Committee awaited an explanation from William Morgan Butler, present G. O. P. chairman, Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon explained who "Andy" was. He had, he said, received $50,000 worth of Sinclair's Liberty Bonds from Mr. Hays, who asked for $50,000 cash in exchange. "Andy" said he had declined to have anything to do with the bonds, but contributed $50,000 outright. The investigators were sorry "Andy" had been so slow to disclose this additional light on the Hays-Sinclair performance, and invited him to come over from the Treasury Department to tell more...
...times higher than the minimum wage for Japanese sailors. But though the bill was passed he went on beating Japanese competition. He sent his son Stanley to Washington to bid for five boats the U. S. had built for the War. His bid ($1,125,000 each; one third cash) was more than the Pacific Mail could offer. Stanley wired back...