Word: jay
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Louis B. Carr, Charles S. Bellows, Browning E. Marean, Jr., Jay...
Roosevelt & Son financed Cyrus Field's first transatlantic cable, floated James J. Hill's first railroad bonds and gained the undying enmity of Jay Gould for refusing to play his slippery games. In late years the firm has practically withdrawn from the underwriting field to specialize as a dealer in railroad and municipal issues. But what lifted Roosevelt & Son above the run-of-the-mill Wall Street houses was its unbiased investment counsel. Its clientele consisted largely of institutions, wealthy individuals and estates which turned over their portfolios to Roosevelt management. And Roosevelt management was good...
...rooms of the Vanderbilts and the Astors vie in roccoco obscenity. Valeska Surrat displays the hour-glass silhouette which won her recognition as the Gibson girl and the enjoyment of generations to come. There is the Klondike, there are Carry Nation, Eugene Sandow, "bathing" suits, Floradora girls, Henry Ford, Jay Gould and a myriad more...
Reader Hyde loses. The white-jerseyed men are Chicago's Halfback Jay Berwanger (with noseguard) and Captain Pete Zimmer. The dark-jerseyed players diving for the fumble are Michigan's Guard Carl Savage (who recovered) and Tackle Tom Austin...
Twenty new box stalls are being built in the Armory to accommodate the horses of the Undergraduate Polo Association. Under the direction of Peter Junkin '36, Blue Jay manager, the work is being rushed in the desire to complete it in two weeks when the college ponies go into indoor...