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Word: edgar (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Cleveland law office, that of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, there sat last week among the lawyers two men, Frank A. Seiberling, 69, and his old friend, Edgar B. Davis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Business is Business | 1/16/1928 | See Source »

...Orient, Edgar B. Davis, U. S. businessman, became Edgar B. Davis, mystic. Eastern religion had touched his imagination; mysticism satisfied his soul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Business is Business | 1/16/1928 | See Source »

...business depression which jostled William Crapo Durant out of General Motors jolted Frank A. Seiberling out of Goodyear. He retained his stock in the corporation, but had no money. As many men did, Edgar B. Davis knew of the wreckage; as few men did, he went to Mr. Seiberling's help. Together they formed the Prudential Securities Co. Mr. Davis put in $500,000 and guaranteed $5,000,000 of company pledges. To the Prudential Securities Co. Mr. Seiberling pledged his Goodyear stock and other personal assets, and thereby secured cash. Friend Davis in a corporate way had loaned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Business is Business | 1/16/1928 | See Source »

Died. B. C. Edgar, 50, vice president and general manager of the Tennessee Electric Power Co., president of the Nashville Light & Power Co.; in Chattanooga...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Jan. 9, 1928 | 1/9/1928 | See Source »

...Washington, the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, William Edgar Borah, says: "The loitering, hesitating cheeseparing efforts at disarmament heretofore made will really get nowhere. . . . I do not think the proposal of Russia is in bad faith. I do not think Germany's manifested desire for disarma- ment is in bad faith. I have no idea that either Russia or Germany expects complete disarmament, and I have an idea that while radical proposals have been made, much less radical proposals will be acceptable. But I think both the Russian and German leaders would like to see pronounced steps toward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Disarm! | 12/12/1927 | See Source »

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