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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Died. Dr. Edward Hamilton Squibb, 76, of Brooklyn, longtime President of E. R. Squibb & Sons (drugs); in South Harwich, Cape Cod; of heart attack...
...sure that the present régime in my country is doomed to failure sooner or later. In fact I am thinking of returning within a year after a stay in Italy, where I know I have the friendship of King Vittorio Emanuele and Premier Mussolini...
...wishes to buy a railroad will soon have a chance to pick one up at a forced sale. Last week the Chicago & Alton R. R., in receivership since 1922, was ordered sold by Federal Judge George A. Carpenter of the Chicago District Court. Date of the sale will not be announced until priority between conflicting creditors has been settled. The Chicago & Alton is valued at approximately 100 million dollars. Prospective purchasers are said to be Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and Samuel Insull...
Entrance into the theatrical field resulted partly from the invention of Photophone, the talking cinema mechanism perfected by Westinghouse and General Electric engineers, and partly from Radio Corp.'s realization of the potential profits in electrical entertainment on the largest possible scale. R. C. A. Photophone, Inc. was incorporated in 1927, functioned for the sale and distribution of Photophones. In January 1928, the Keith-Albee and Orpheum theatre circuits merged, the combination also acquiring control of F. B. O. Pictures Corp., cinema producer and distributor. In October 1928, the Keith-Albee-Orpheum combination sold control to Radio Corp...
...communications business, only the White Act keeps Radio Corp. from turning its entire message service over to International Telephone & Telegraph. In March, R. C. A. Communications, Inc. was tentatively sold to the Behn Brothers for 100 million dollars but the White Act, prohibiting cable and wireless mergers, must be amended or rescinded before I. T. & T. can take over R...