Word: maddock
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...plot of the piece concerns the momentary romantic lapse of a British Cabinet Minister, Mr. Maddock, who has so closely applied himself to his career that he has forgotten how to dream. His own marriage and his elder daughter's were arranged solely for his political advantage...
...Partisan who became Governor last month when Republican Governor Arthur Gustav Sorlie died, received Nominee Smith at Bismarck (the capital), shook the Smith hand, rode on the Smith Special. But he would only say that 80% of the North Dakota farmers were for Smith and that he (Maddock) was for the farmers. Friends said Governor Maddock was being careful for Nominee Smith's sake because he, too, is a Roman Catholic. Others said: "Maddock is out for himself only...
Credit. Two credit companies operate throughout the U. S. for the highly technical financing of productive and labor-saving machinery and equipment-the New Amsterdam Credit Corp. (Edward S. Maddock, president) and the Credit Alliance Corp. (Clarence Y. Palitz, president). The Credit Alliance Corp. having just bought all the stock of the other, their merger becomes effective, with $10,000,000 capital, $30,000,000 resources...
...statement that she "desired above all to avoid further publicity," for the affair looked like a shrewd stunt to make Show Boat re-Ferberate through the land. Anyway, Tom threatened suit against her† for $100,000, and the name "Tom Taggart" was subsequently changed to "Sam Maddock" (same number of letters to avoid typographical difficulty). But 135,000 copies had already been sold and there had been publicity, desirable or otherwise...