Word: ranke
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Even prouder was Merchant Kress last week to know that his name was on the tongue of the entire art world. One purchase of $250,000 had lifted his little known collection of Italian paintings to front-rank eminence. For that sum Mr. Kress had just bought from Clarence Hungerford Mackay one of the four paintings by Duccio di Buoninsegna in the U. S. Art dealers throughout the country agreed that the 5-10-25? storeman had got a bargain...
...Editor Edna Woolman Chase (Mrs. Richard Newton) of the London, Paris and U. S. editions of Vogue, mother of Actress Ilka Chase (Mrs. William Murray): the cross of the French Legion of Honor; in Paris. Upon Albert Feugas, waiter at Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans, was bestowed the rank of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor for his World War Service, which included five wounds. To His Eminence William Henry Cardinal O'Connell of Boston was awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, highest honor of the French Republic...
Just before the War he moved on to Manhattan and James Gordon Bennett's Herald. In the War Harris won the rank of captain of military intelligence, returned to Paris as editor and general manager of the Herald's European edition. When the Heralds were sold to Frank Munsey in 1920, Harris drifted back to his native...
...than a mere statesman, Edda made her debut with a tour of the Far East on which she was showered with gifts by many a potentate, later married baby-faced Count Galeazzo Ciano who was promptly advanced through Italy's diplomatic service, and gradually promoted to his present rank of Minister for Press & Propaganda...
...heels of the dividend announcement came another. By approval of the two boards of directors Inland was merged with 93-year-old Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, independent steel and iron company, with Ryerson in the status of a wholly owned subsidiary. With this addition Inland moves up to seventh rank among the nation's steel companies, with a capitalization of $116,000,000. Fifty-nine shares of Inland stock will be issued for each 100 shares of Ryerson turned...