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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Ambassador MacVeagh, 66, was born in West Chester, Pa., graduated from Harvard University and Columbia Law School, entered the Manhattan law firm of Stetson, Jennings & Russell† in 1887. He has been Ambassador to Japan since October...
...firm later became Stetson, Jennings, Russell & Davis ; is now Davis, Polk, Wardwell, Gardiner & Reed...
During the War, Mme. Suzuki increased her wealth reputedly, something over $100,000,000 in transactions involving camphor, sugar, shipping, real estate. Like J. P. Morgan, she is her firm, controlling absolutely the three score subsidiaries scattered throughout the world in which Suzuki & Co. own a predominant interest...
...rich than Mme. Yone Suzuki, 73, "the wealthiest woman in Japan." Awful was the catastrophe last week when this frail, slim lady, garbed as always in the mode of old Nippon, announced briefly that the liabilities of Suzuki & Co. total one quarter of a billion dollars, and that the firm will temporarily suspend payment on certain of its obligations. The ensuing crash on the Tokyo bourse was similar to what might be expected in Wall Street should J. P. Morgan & Co. make a similar announcement. At Tokyo all quoted securities registered an average drop...
...supplies two services, unique in the world, its driver, William Lucas, modestly believes: 1) a clock that works; 2) free cigarets and matches. Old Mr. Lucas states that his clients never take more than two cigarets a trip. Cigarets are changed daily, each day a new brand. A tobacco firm asked the driver if he would use their brand as an advertisement; was refused...