Word: rumor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Eugene Meyer of the Federal Reserve Board, big New York banks combined again last week under the leadership of President Mortimer Norton Buckner of the Clearing House Association to launch the long-debated $50,000,000 Commodities Finance Corp. (TIME, Aug. 15). Though dubbed "the commodity pool" in its rumor stage, C. F. C. will purchase no commodities. It will conduct a financing business along strict banking lines. Banker Buckner defined its scope as "facilitating the financing of the purchase, carrying, and orderly marketing ... of agricultural and other commodities." Actual operations will be handled by two subsidiaries, one engaging solely...
Instantly Danish correspondents were on their toes, cabled reams of rumor to Scandinavia's big bacon barons...
Immediately upon Sir Henry's resignation a rumor was started that he may become the "tsar" which the western U. S. roads are seeking. Fred Wesley Sargent, president of Chicago & North Western, confirmed the fact that Sir Henry's name was being considered. His long railroad experience began in the U. S. A potent football player at University of Pennsylvania in 1893, Indiana-born Sir Henry coached the Vanderbilt University team at $100 a week for his first job, then became a draftsman for Pennsylvania Railroad at $50 a month. He caught the attention of bush-bearded Leonor Fresnel Loree...
Precisely why did the Promethée sink? Before this could possibly be known rumors grew that some clumsy seaman had opened the diving valves by accident. Another rumor had Lieut, du Mesnil commit suicide after he was picked up with six lucky survivors by a fishing smack. Actually the Lieutenant announced himself at the disposal of the usual naval board of inquiry. "Before realizing what had happened," he told reporters, "I was swimming for my life...
...According to Court rumor, Princess Alary recently argued that, despite Edward of Wales' failure to revive the fashion for straw "boaters" by wearing them in South America, he could still bring the boater back by wearing it persistently in England. This His Royal Highness is now doing (TIME, July 4), but is understood to have bet Her Royal Highness that the style cannot be revived, even by himself. As is usual when bets are made in the Royal Family, the ?25 is to go to charity. Settlement is supposed to be made at the close of this year...