Word: j
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Morgan news for the daily press, broadened and mellowed the Tageblatt story thus: "Confirmation could not be obtained for the report that the German 'D' banks would cover [Dr. S'chacht's] advances to the German government by short term credits to be granted with J. P. Morgan & Co. It was understood that no negotiations for such a-deal had been opened...
...fortnight the British-owned Mexicano Railway, vital link between Mexico City and the major Mexican port of Vera Cruz. The Mexican Chamber of Deputies passed a resolution approving the strike as fully in accord with the ideals and aspirations of the Grand Revolutionary Party. Police prevented British Manager J. D. W. Holmes of the Mexicano Railway from hiring strike breakers. Finally President Fortes Gil intervened and settled the strike by decreeing that: 1) The company shall pay employes their full wages for the period they were on strike; 2) The company must sign a "collectivist contract" with the men, within...
...businessmen took up a collection and decided thereafter always to take care of their poor neighbors for two weeks at Christmastime. They called themselves the Joshers Club and now, instead of community chestmen, beaming Joshers buttonhole the townsfolk to help Butte's 600 needy families. Chief Josher is J. T. Finlen, proprietor of the Finlen Hotel...
...several U. S. steel companies 'licensed by Germany's Krupp Works to make the new nitralloy and nirosta (stainless) steels. The new Republic company is forming a subsidiary, Republic Research Co., which will specialize in the development of alloy steels and will be headed by Frederick J. Griffiths, Central Alloy's board chairman...
Long has it been common knowledge that the phonograph and the radio were proving themselves formidable rivals to the piano. Long has American Piano unsuccessfully attempted to fight this rivalry. At the height of phonograph popularity in 1922. they bought the J. & C. Fisher Co. and Amphion Co., manufacturers of player-piano actions. Following acquisition Amphion perfected the Ampico reproducing attachments and although the manufacture of player-pianos has been practically discontinued, Ampicos are still distributed to Chickering, Knabe, Mason & Hamlin for installation in their most pretentious grands. This year American Piano added a complete line of radios to their...