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...were brothers-in-law, their wives the daughters of the late Paul Morton, variously President of the Burlington Railroad, Secretary of the Navy under Roosevelt. President of the Equitable. Mr. Potter still fondly calls himself a mining engineer, rather than a banker. He was long associated with the Guggenheims. For a period he even gave up his office with the rich bank to become a member of the (perhaps) richer Guggenheim Bros. firm. The Guaranty's resources then were just about a half-billion. But the War was on in Europe. Morton died; Hemphill had become chairman, Mr. Sabin president...
...ground course consists of a series of lectures beginning of February 4, and continuing three times a week until June 1. The lectures are to be given in the afternoon at the Guggenheim Aeronautical laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following the course of lectures there will be primary flight training at Squantum. Those who are successful in passing this training will be sent to the Naval Flying School at Pensacola, Florida, for an eight months course. The training at Pensacola includes more than 200 hours of flying, which is sufficient for a transport license. Those who qualify...
Harvard men who are interested can obtain full information on this subject by calling on Lieutenant Thomas at the Guggenheim Laboratory on Massachusetts Avenue. The physical examination which is required may be arranged for through Lieutenant Thomas, and may be taken at the Boston Navy Yard...
...with which he gained a two-thirds interest in the foreign market, he was comparatively alone. King Leopold II asked him for help in exploiting African diamond mines; and in rooms where chandeliers sparkled dimly like uncut diamonds, Thomas Fortune Ryan sat and talked with Harry Payne Whitney, Daniel Guggenheim and John Hays Hammond, persuading them to share this spectacular venture...
Intelligent is a device for planes to land on roofs, ships and similar small areas, described last week by R. James Gibbons, Brooklyn construction engineer and a member of the Guggenheim School of Aeronautics' advisory board...