Word: otto
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...your issue of April 22, under the heading "Chicago Fuss" you slight, if only in a footnote, the other most distinguished of the famous brothers, Dr. Otto L. Schmidt. According to many, Otto is the most distinguished. A noted physician (Chicago, Wurzburg and Vienna), consulting physician to several large hospitals in Chicago, he has been for many years president of the Chicago Historical Society, president of the Inland Yachting Association, but, more important than these, is one of the greatest philanthropists in the country. Quietly he directs amounts, great and small, into channels where the need is most. The money...
...29th annual tournament of the American Bowling Congress finished knocking down pins and carried away prize money amounting to more than $100,000. Outstanding was Adolph Unke of Milwaukee, who won the singles with a total of 728*, and took second place in the all events with 1,952. Otto Stein Jr., of St. Louis won the all events with 1,974. W. Kleca and P. Butler of Chicago were the doubles winners with 1,353 and the Hub Recreation team of Joliet, Ill., won the team event with...
...outside. Within the old red and gold auditorium, humped in an inconspicuous seat, waited General Manager Gatti-Casazza. sphinxlike, beard sunk deep on his chest, pondering the ways of music in the U. S. Up in his box, sleek, important, pleased, sat the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Otto H. Kahn. And in that over-stuffed audience were heard the boastings of the Mayor and 200 citizens of Kansas City who had paid $50,000 for a special train to carry them there for the great night. Kansas City had found Marion Talley. Kansas City had launched her, backed...
...next to nothing by paying their landlords at the pre-War rate in the pre-War currency of Imperial Austria, now worth less than half of its former value. It is not news that Catholic War Minister Karl Vaugoin openly advocates the proclamation of a Fascist Dictatorship, while Communist Otto Bauer, onetime Foreign Minister, is quite as eager to proclaim a Dictatorship of the Proletariat. Finally there is not space in which to note that Wall Street is inclined to sell distinctly short on Austria-as is shown by the fact that it has recently proved impossible for the Government...
...Sued. Otto Hermann Kahn, Manhattan banker and grand opera tycoon; for $250,000 damages for alleged libel; by Rosalinda Morini, 26, coloratura soprano of Freehold, N. J. Last February Mr. Kahn was quoted in Miss Morini's advertisement in The Musical Courier as saying that she had "one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard." Also quoted were the words: "Metropolitan Grand Opera Co." Later Mr. Kahn denied making or authorizing any such statement and said the use of the Metropolitan's name was "evidently intended to exploit for Miss Morini's benefit the name...