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Reasons. It could fairly be said that Governor Smith shared honors with the radio in getting out the largest Presidential vote on record. He was the chief attraction if not the leading issue. Why was he voted so far down by all the people? Republican protests to the contrary notwithstanding, the most frequent and forcible Democratic explanations were...
Died. George Nixon Black, 86, Boston capitalist & philanthropist, onetime largest individual taxpayer in the city; in Boston. Servants Gombi & Robrisch were willed...
Insurance. Home Insurance Co. and National Liberty Insurance Co., with their subsidiaries (a total of 12 companies) merged last week to form the largest fire insurance system in the world. Assets: over...
Wood. Lumberman Walter C. Paepoke of Chicago is president of the Chicago Mill and Lumber Corp., largest U. S. hardwood company, a consolidation effected last week, of four southern hardwood companies (Chicago Mill and Lumber Co., Penrod Jurden, R. J. Darnell and Kurz Brothers) and their subsidiaries. Assets: over...
...into three parts. The first part fell on John Pierpont Morgan as Chairman of the Board; the second on Myron Charles Taylor as Chairman of the Finance Committee; the third on James Augustine Farrell as President. Last week, this triumvirate of tycoons announced quarterly earnings of $52,148,476, largest in two years and $10,774,645 more than earnings in the third quarter...