Word: francisco
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Elected. Jacob Bertha Levison, president of Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., founder of the San Francisco Symphony Society; to be president of the Musical Association of San Francisco (sponsors of the orchestra...
...incredible gift of relating his own stories. He acts them out on the platform. His strength is tremendous. One evening I saw him fear up 30 New York telephone directories, ripping them right in half. To illustrate his likability I can best fell you that Mayor Rolph of San Francisco was financially interested in a cargo that Luckner sent to the bottom. He was so taken in by the Count's congenial ways that he presented him with the golden Key to the city and sent a cable to President ven Rindenburg congratulating him on having such...
Western ways prevailed on a San Francisco gridiron as the allstar Eastern team lost loosely to Pacific players in the name of Christmas charity. To be sure, the triumph of Far Western football was slightly alloyed by the potent presence in their line-up of Joel Hunt from the Texas Aggies. Hunt scored a touchdown three minutes after the game began and stopped a punch on the jaw from Weinstock, Western Maryland tackle, just before it ended. Weinstock was ejected from the game. Between these Eastern mishaps the West scored another touchdown and a safety, the East one touchdown. Score...
...Francisco's chances seemed enhanced when Chairman William Morgan Butler of the National Committee declared himself for Kansas City, Mo. The Committee bridled and said it would not be led by the nose. Supporters of Committeeman William Henry Crocker of California obliged Chairman Butler to wait until the 20th ballot before they joined the draft-Coolidge delegates and the flatter-the-farmer delegates in obedience to Chairman Butler. The Republican National Convention will meet at "the heart of America," 1,089 delegates strong, on June...
Banks. In San Francisco, directors of the Crocker First National Bank and of the Crocker First Federal Trust Co. have decided to absorb the Humboldt Bank. Humboldt directors have agreed. The enlarged Crocker First National Bank will have resources...