Word: josiah
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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London by this time had heard impressive rumors that Mr. Norman will soon be succeeded as Governor by that director of the Bank of England who was seemingly closest to the actual helm in the crisis fortnight ago, Sir Josiah Stamp, grizzled chairman of the great London, Midland and Scottish Railway...
...Josiah voiced ringing confidence that the superior fiscal organization and longer experience of London in handling complex international transactions will keep the City's services and the pound in brisk worldwide demand. 3) "The greatest friend of New York," concluded Sir Josiah, "could not say at the present time that New York's financial dealings with foreign countries have been characterized by a steady, courageous purpose or by intimate and far-seeing knowledge." For the cashing of bills of exchange "on any large scale a very elaborate machine of financial knowledge and financial courage is required, and this...
...82nd annual meeting of the American Chemical Society approached next week (at Buffalo), Professor Pauling's career and accomplishments were objects of many secret discussions. U.S. Chemistry has had two great rewards for its doers: the William H. Nichols Medal and the Josiah Willard Gibbs Medal...
...Josiah Stamp: "Mr. Hoover's offer is a good point for revival of American trade and therefore good for Britain. The results are important psychologically and will be felt immediately...
Arriving in Manhattan en route to Canada to investigate the advisability of speculating in grain futures there, Sir Josiah Stamp, famed British financial authority, said: "I think that everyone is looking to this side of the Atlantic to lead the way back to better times...