Word: retainer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...decoration for a new airmail stamp. Should The Crown's presses break down when his new stamp was being printed, he might produce one or two stamps which would eventually rival the 1¢ British Guiana's value. But it seemed more likely that the new Bahamian stamps would retain only their nominal value despite the fact that the first batch of letters bearing the airmail stamps will be sent from the submerged Williamson "photosphere...
...abruptly promoted from major to major general commanding all State troops in 1912. In 1916 he led the New York national guardsmen to the Mexican border, two years later went to France at the head of the 27th Division. He served with distinction, was the only militiaman to retain his command of a division throughout the War. His men selected for their divisional insignia a starry arm-patch supposed to represent the constellation Orion. Back home General O'Ryan returned to the law, took up commercial aviation, was boosted last year for Fusion Mayor of New York. As a reward...
...silver policy: "This move breaks the strangle hold of the world gold bloc and marks the way for a new money system throughout the world. The United States has set the pace. . . . Others will follow our action?or seriously consider doing so. At once they will retain all their silver and go in the market for more...
...divided roughly into two groups: First, those who seek special political privilege and, second, those who seek special financial privilege. . . . The toes of some people are being stepped on and are going to be stepped on. But these toes belong to the comparative few who seek to retain or to gain positions or riches or both by some short cut which is harmful to the greater good...
...Handsome, easy-going John Cutler, oldtime Harvard footballer, persuaded the firm to underwrite the first public issue of International Telephone & Telegraph common stock. New branches jammed its wire system with Stock Exchange commission business. Like all firms, Edward B. Smith floated some astounding flops but it managed to retain a large item of goodwill. Albert Smith died this spring, and Wall Street surmised last week that Joseph R. Swan and his Guaranty associates would have a dominant voice in the new Edward B. Smith & Co., even if they did not hold a dominant financial interest...