Word: loans
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Brothers Van Sweringen, clients of the House of Morgan, began building up their railroad empire in 1916 on a loan, borrowing from a Cleveland bank $2,000,000 to make a cash payment to the New York Central for the Nickel Plate. According to Inquisitor Pecora, they got control "without putting up a 5¢ piece...
...George Lane-Fox, former Parliamentary Secretary for Mines; one for Publisher Sir Edward Iliffe of the Daily Telegraph; one for Vice President Sir Ernest Palmer of the Royal College of Music; one for Major General J. E. B. Seely for his work in Britain's vast war loan conversion campaign. Prince George did not get the dukedom from his father that British newspapers were expecting, but the hard-working Duke of Gloucester was made a Knight of the Thistle for his good behavior. Lord Lytton was made a Knight of the Garter for his League report on Manchuria...
...remove young women from jobs that men might hold, a Nazi bridal bonus is inaugurated. All newly married couples are granted a loan of 1,000 marks without interest, repayable at 1% of the principal monthly. Only conditions for the loan are that the bride must have been employed for six months before marriage, must quit the job and promise to take no other so long as her husband receives a minimum income of 125 marks ($34) monthly. All the money for the bridal bonus will come from a tax on the bachelors and spinsters of Germany...
...between Zamora's adherents and the Socialist followers of bag-jowled Premier Manuel Azana. It looked like bargain day to snaggle-toothed President Francisco Macia of Catalonia. He hurried over to Madrid to swap the votes of his 40 deputies for additional home rights for Catalonia, and a loan...
Next witness was Frank W. Black who made out Mitchell's income tax reports. Mitchell had told him, he testified, that the $666,666.67, which the Government claims he concealed, was a loan from National City Company and not a bonus. To stop this line of defense, Medalie told the court that this item had been written off National City's books, was therefore no loan...