Word: miller
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...That the Alien Property Custodian (Mr. Miller) seized certain stock of the American Metal Co. during the War as German property, sold...
...That in 1921 a Swiss corporation, really a blind for the original German owners, recovered the money from the U. S. Government with the connivance of Messrs. Daugherty, Miller, and other politicos...
...That the German owners presented Messrs. Daugherty and Miller with $391,000 in Liberty bonds as a little token of appreciation...
...Miller & Co. Inc., middleman for real estate mortgages, went into involuntary receivership at Manhattan last week. It has accepted mortgages against 150 structures in 58 cities and 16 states, and sold bonds against such mortgages to 25,000 customers...
...Miller & Co. Inc. is that of many building investors throughout the country. A man has an itch to build. He borrows $100,000 at 7% interest and, because his credit is insecure, he pays a 10% bonus. For the sake of $90,000-which is paid out to him as he must compensate the building trades-he pays $17,000 in interest for the first year. This is practically 19% on the $90,000 he actually gets. The second year, and thereafter, he pays $7,000 interest on the $90,000, or 7.7%. Then, when his building is completed...