Word: customers
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...deficit, wailed the managers, will be over 50%. To illustrate the parlous state of affairs the managers pointed to Nicholas Zographos, "Nicky the Greek." greatest gambler in Europe. M. Zographos is head of the Greek gambling syndicate which operates the casinos' baccarat banks. Last week as was his custom Nicky the Greek sat behind the shoe at Deauville. Normally the baccarat banker at Deauville is playing against $10,000 to $20,000 on each card. Last week the great M. Zographos sat at a table where the total stakes amounted to just...
...prevalent practice of throwing imitation rose petals: they show up much more. "Never heard an argument in favor of confetti," said Rev. F. L. H. Millard of St. John-the-Evangelist, North Brixton, London. It was all right, he thought, to throw real flowers (an old village custom), because young ladies liked to pick them up to tuck under their pillows, and old ladies could press them in books...
President Isidro Ayora of Ecuador, as is the general custom of Latin American rulers, last week asked not his Congress, but his Army for an expression of confidence. Minister of War Colonel Carlos Guerrero relayed President Ayora 's query to minions. Officers of the Chimborazo battalion of engineers answered that they would like to revolt. Officers of the Bolivar battalion of artillery said they would like to participate in such a shindig. It was an effective boo. President Ayora ordered Congress convened to consider his "integrity." Congress decided his integrity was none of their business. There upon President Ayora...
...During the 30 years I enjoyed the Emperor's friendship I never saw him so broken as on that 31st day of January, which I remember as if it were yesterday. I had gone afoot to Hofburg [the Palace in Vienna] contrary to custom, having been ordered to present myself at 11 o'clock to read aloud to the Emperor and Empress. At the gate I saw to my horror, knowing the habits of the Emperor, for whom punctuality meant arriving a quarter of an hour ahead of time, that it was already five minutes past...
With copper last week being sold by custom smelters at 7⅜? a pound, another all-time low, the already painful pinch upon U. S. producers became sharper than ever. Therefore last week Quincy Mining Co. shut down its mines for five weeks and Magma Copper Co. shut down for three months. Adding United Verde and United Verde Extension, both of which shut down several weeks ago, this made four copper companies out of business. In 1929, the four supplied 12% of total U. S. production. Should copper fail to rise in the near future, other of the lesser companies...