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Word: mizner (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Sued. Banker Thomas Coleman du Pont, Broker Jesse Lauriston Livermore, Promoter Addison Mizner, and eleven others; for $1,450,000; by 93 investors in the Boca Raton, Fla., development fiasco. The suit alleges that Mr. Mizner created an impression of having $100,000,000 in hand; that the Messrs, du Pont and Livermore allowed their names to be used as "sponsors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Apr. 15, 1929 | 4/15/1929 | See Source »

Boca Raton. Thomas Coleman du Pont, Jesse Livermore and a few others equally as prominent recently resigned from the directorate of Architect Addison Mizner's 16,000-acre, $40,000,000 project here. Lot buyers owed $21,000,000. Creditors have sought to force a receivership...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Florida | 7/12/1926 | See Source »

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