Word: michaels
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...while the fate of the bonus system is in the hands of the Law, not of the stockholders, genial Chairman Charles Michael Schwab last week had the satisfaction of knowing that the meeting was a personal victory for him. When questions were hurled at him he shot answers back. When the end of the meeting drew near he delivered himself of an emotional speech which brought cheers from the shareholders. And meaningless as the vote may turn out to be, it was indicated that the management won the proxy battle by an overwhelming majority...
...Charles Michael Schwab is active as his 70th birthday draws near...
Likeliest candidate to succeed President Farrell seemed to be I. Lament Hughes, president of Carnegie Steel, great U. S. Steel subsidiary. Two previous Carnegie presidents (Charles Michael Schwab and William Ellis Corley) succeeded to the U. S. Steel presidency. Furthermore, Mr. Hughes is only 53, would not have to retire until 1948. Tall (6 ft. plus), with thin brown hair, careful in dress and somewhat pompous in bearing, Mr. Hughes frequently walks the four miles between home and office, makes the trip in about an hour and five minutes. He considers his wife "51% of our private corporation." A remarkable...
Queen Marie of Jugoslavia bundled her three young sons into an automobile, took the wheel and went spinning down Prince Michael Street in Belgrade. Out from a sidestreet raced another car, whacked resoundingly into the royal one. BANG! went all the royal tires...
Died. Col. Michael Friedsam, president of B. Altman & Co. (Manhattan department store), art collector, philanthropist; of heart disease; in Manhattan. Born in Manhattan some 70 years ago (not even his friends knew his exact age), son of Collector of Internal Revenue Morris Friedsam, he entered at 17 the employ of his cousin Benjamin Altman. In 1913, at Mr. Altman's death, he became president of the store and of the Altman Foundation (philanthropic). His military title was earned as Quartermaster-General of the New York National Guard during the War. His $10,000,000 art collection he bequeathed...