Word: f
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...George F. Baker, 88, the Grand Old Man of Wall Street, made another speech once, 146 words long (TIME, Dec. 15, 1924). But this time he couldn't get it out. He swallowed once or twice, looked at the great doctor who had tended him for years, then swallowed and said: "I would like to make a speech but I cannot." The crowd clapped and Mr. Baker sat down...
...cars were an American-built Stutz, owned by F. E. Moskovics, president of the Stutz Motor Car Co., and a French-made Hispano-Suiza, owned by Charles T. Weymann, famed motor car body designer and sportsman. Both were stock cars. The race was the result of an argument between Mr. Moskovics and Mr. Weymann, each backing his belief with a $25,000 wager...
Designers and builders trod on each other's toes: Anthony H. G. Fokker, Sherman M. Fairchild, B. F. Mahoney, Igor Sikorsky. The operators of 15 air lines met and discussed business. All were out for business, the Pioneer Instrument Company even sending along a "Flying Showcase...
Elected. Charles F. Meyer, 64, of Katonah, N. Y.; to be president of the Standard Oil Co. of New York...
Directors of the Standard Oil Co. of N. Y., by electing Charles F. Meyer (one of their number) president last week,* emphasized a unique commercial parallelism...