Word: raskobs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...customs and came back to import them into the United States." Nevertheless, officers of the Legion, feeling particularly insulted by the expression "staggering drunks," roared at Dr. Wilson. Besides attacking the American Legion in Kansas City, Dr. Wilson took pot shots at the late Dwight Whitney Morrow, John Jacob Raskob and Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick. Defending Bishop James Cannon Jr., he said: "He saved $3,000 and placed it in a savings bank where it was drawing 3% interest when Wall Street men of Jewish persuasion argued him into investing it where they said he could...
...last week he bought, in association with John McEntee Bowman, the Miami Biltmore Hotel and the Miami Biltmore Country Club, on both of which he has ordered luxurious improvements. In 1929 the hotel and club were bought by a group including Mr. Bowman, Alfred Emanuel Smith and John Jacob Raskob. Last week the seller was Whitney National Bank of New Orleans, representing bond holders...
George F. Baker and William Ziegler Jr., are Founder Members. Associates include such men as J. Pierpont Morgan '89, Vincent Astor, Cornelius N. Bliss '97, Cyrus H. K. Curtis, George Eastman, Francis Lee Higginson '00, Otto H. Kahn, Andrew W. Mellon Hon. '26, John J. Raskob, Jesse Isidor Straus '93, and Owen D. Young Hon. '24. The entire membership now number about 200; the remaining 50 of the complete enrolment will be filled from time to time in the future
John Jacob Raskob...
Founded with eleven members in New Haven in 1882, K. of C. calls itself a "fraternal benefit society." Any good Catholic may join. Most famed members: Alfred Emanuel Smith, John Jacob Raskob, Senators Thomas James Walsh of Montana and David Ignatius Walsh of Massachusetts, Manhattan Contractor William F. Kenny, great & good friend of "Al" Smith. Insurance at low rates is available to every Knight. The order has an elaborate system of initiations, demands a certain secrecy "unless the interests of State or Church demand" otherwise. Because of this, many ignorant people hate and fear...