Word: furthered
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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He discussed high railroad freight rates as a factor in the Farm Problem: "It is as if a row of toll gates had been placed around this whole section of our country. ... Some calculations which I made a few years ago showed that the increases in railway rates had in...
At Bullecourt during the Great War an explosive shell ripped out part of his right thigh; a remarkable operation of bone grafting proved effective; after five months he left the hospital. Official dispatches cited him as an officer with "vim ... initiative ... intimate knowledge ... smart demeanor." He was twice awarded the...
There was, just after the War, some difficulty in sending money from the U. S. to certain states in the interior of Europe. To insure safety, people who wanted to do so entrusted their currency to travelers rather than the mails. Jake Horowitz got the notion that it might be...
Nor will the influence of International Paper Co. stop with this sizeable unit. Also forecast, last week, was a further pool of power resources in New England. Only the approval of directors was lacking to consummate a combine between New England Power and Edison Electric Illuminating Co., a utility company...
Harry Braun's most recent acquaintance is shrewd Banker Otto Hermann Kahn. Last week it became known that Otto Kahn had not given him any money with which to further his studies; instead, he had asked Harry Braun to come to Europe with him. This week, fiddler and financier...