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...country and they will be shocked when they read that one of my legs, or both, have been amputated." What the Press did not learn was that while John Ringling was still in a wheel chair at the Half Moon, a Manhattan financier by the name of William M. Greve had deftly amputated John Ringling's entire fortune-or most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Fallen Ringling | 11/27/1933 | See Source »

...whose fortune was once estimated to be $50,000,000, hobbled into a Federal Court in Brooklyn to testify on the loan that brought him low. The firm that held his note was in bankruptcy. At a prize fight in 1929, Mr. Ringling related, he met William M. Greve, president of New York Investors, Inc. (realty), who agreed to lend him $1,700,000. As collateral Mr. Ringling put up one-half of all his circus stocks. Shortly afterward New York Investors sold the Ringling note to the now bankrupt subsidiary. While ill last year, Mr. Ringling had been unable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Fallen Ringling | 11/27/1933 | See Source »

Next day, just as the show was becoming exciting, some 52 pilots held an indignation meeting, served notice on President L. W. Greve that they would fly in no more events unless the total prize money for closed-course races was upped from $28,000 to what they said the committee had advertised, $100,000. Barked Pilot Benny Howard, whose small, home-made racers Mike and Ike had taken first & second places in a 50-mi. event that day: ''Why, there'll be $50,000 worth of planes cracked up before the end of the week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aeronautics: The Races | 9/5/1932 | See Source »

...race tracks as "Handsome Coley," who recently told friends he "preferred Wall Street to the horses." B. C. Neidecker, War aviator, managing director of the Travelers Bank of Paris (also listed). Raymond Patenotre, member of the French Chamber of Deputies. Zalmon Gilbert Simmons (beds). Greva Compania, headed by William Greve, president of New York Investors, Inc., vice chairman of Prudence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Bear Hunt (Cont'd) | 5/2/1932 | See Source »

...Felton, '79, W. C. Boyden, '86, T. W. Slocum, '90, and L. P. Marvin, '98, chairman; President Lowell has represented the University at large: E. T. Sanford, '85, C. H. Grandgent, '83, T. W. Lamont, '92, and T. N. Perkins, '91, have represented the Alumni Association; and C. T. Greve, '84, G. A. Morison, '00, William Thomas, '73, J. W. Hallowell, '01, and Evan Rollister, '97, have represented the Associated Harvard Clubs. Since the creation of the office J. W. D. Seymour, '17, has been Secretary for Alumni Affairs, and secretary to the committee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ALUMNI COMMITTEE MAKES FIRST REPORT | 6/3/1927 | See Source »

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