Word: control
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Boston Herald published these facts, precipitated discussion in the legislature. State Senator James G. Moran was aroused. To him, Governor Fuller's action was suspicious, only seemingly generous. "You should not be misled into thinking," he stated, "that these checks have passed out of the control of the former Governor." He asserted that in the event of Mr. Fuller's death his executors would be compelled to include the checks as assets of the estate and collect the money from the Commonwealth...
...Benjamin, William. Many years ago their father called them together, told them the parable of seven sticks which separately could be broken, but together were unbreakable. He started them in the mining business with a smelter in Colorado. They prospered, engaged the best brains in the mining business, gained control of vast copper mining properties which produced two-fifths of the world's copper supply. When they sold control of Chile Copper to Montana's Anaconda, in 1923, their Chilean investments alone were estimated...
...organized learning, but it has been challenged frequently as an anachronism based on an outworn tradition. Before our highly complex modern universities had been developed, students naturally gathered about the great teacher for intellectual guidance. Today the situation has been definitely altered. Specialists in certain fields are given the control of large institutions, a control which they either may not be capable of handling or to which they find themselves decidedly unsuited...
...rose up, boomed loyally: "Yes." "Second, do you believe that W. C. Durant would be unfair or unjust ... to men who have been loyal to him for years . . . through every trial?" The Durant legion shouted denial. Then Mr. Durant announced he would quit the presidency (not his stock control) of Durant Motors...
...pamphlet-message "to my many dealers, my many friends, and my loyal associates," Mr. Durant denied vigorously that the resignation from active management meant giving up financial control of Durant or any other motor company. Dealers, friends, etc., recalled that William Crapo Durant had only recently bought full control of Locomobile Co. of America, that only last week he had bought a large, but not quite controlling interest in Paramount Cab Manufacturing...