Word: michigan
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Most of the Republican organization (194) with wets like Massachusetts' Tinkham and Illinois' Britten voting arm-in-arm with vociferous drys like Michigan's Hudson and New York's Stalker...
...Pennsylvania did not believe that it had received its proper share of the short lines. Since the failure of these negotiations, no decisive merger movement has taken place. Last fortnight, however, the New York Central secured the approval of the Interstate Commerce Commission in acquiring the Big Four and Michigan Central roads, stock control of which it has for some time owned (TIME, Feb. 4). It is believed that the Van Sweringen Brothers will also proceed with their individual merger plan. The failure of the four railroads to agree will thus eventually land them all before the Interstate Commerce Commission...
...American Bankers' Association. In 1928-484 failures; in 1927 there were 831 banks closed. The improvement was general throughout the country. Nebraska was the only State reporting a marked increase (23 to 48) in failures. Best records were made by Georgia (90 in 1927, 8 in 1928); Michigan (from 22 to 6); South Carolina (from 51 to 12). Maryland had only one bank failure, the first in four years...
This part of Clifford Longley's life, however, came to an abrupt end. In 1909, when he was 21, Engineer Longley determined to become Lawyer Longley. He entered the University of Michigan. One year, in the middle of his law course, he set aside to attend to his finances and went to Torento to earn some money. But by 1913, he had achieved his second diploma, this time in .law, and he was ready to begin life in earnest...
November 8, Michigan...