Word: riche
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...published correspondence General Butler has made the assertion that he was summarily fired because of his insistence on prosecuting rich and powerful violators of the law as well as the poor and humble who are unfortunate enough to break...
...Chairman, I merely want to say that, in my opinion, the Mayor is playing with dynamite. The public official who arrests and harasses the poor and lowly and cringes to the power and influence of the rich will not last long in office...
...Five years of poverty, five years of awful struggle, and now the earth was mine?rich at last, richer than I had ever dreamed of being?$1,000 a week net, and every week adding to it by leaps and bounds?$50,000 a year and all mine?next year $60,000, then $70,000 and $100,000?$1,000,000, maybe?great heavens, and it was real...
...height of the Argosy's success, Mr. Munsey first fingered the newspaper business by starting a tabloid, the New York Daily Continent. It died quickly and was unceremoniously buried. The day of tabloids was not yet. Ten years later Mr. Munsey?now rich by reason of chain groceries and fortunate buying of U. S. Steel Common besides prosperous publishing?bought the Washington Times, and here began an unsuccessful period of experimentation. As Mr. Munsey expressed his dream...
...made suggestions. It was the business duty of the bank as trustee to get all the money it could. It was the public duty of the bank to put it in good hands. Finally Walter Strong, nephew of Victor Lawson, assembled a total of $6,000,000 from various rich men of the city and put in a bid for upwards of $14,000,000. Done. Debenture bonds amounting to $8,000,000 will be floated by Halsey, Stuart & Co. and Kissel, Kinnicutt & Co. Subscribers to the $6,000,000, headed by Mr. Strong, include Reuben H. Donnelley...