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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...ultimately presented the Latins' written offer gave Great Britain an increase of $6,500,000, annually in her share of what the creditor powers receive in reparations. Surprisingly enough the major part of this concession was made not by France but by Italy, a fact the more notable because the Italian chief delegate, Finance Minister Antonio Mosconi, has not had a free hand, but has been forced to keep in hourly telegraphic touch with Prime Minister Benito Mussolini, no softie...
...tycoons, including august Sir Henry Thornton, President of the Canadian National Railways. "I do not propose to tell the Canadian people how to carry on their business!" stoutly maintained Jim Thomas. "They know more about that than I do." But he added. "We in Great Britain would like a share in the orders now going to foreign countries. It is a mistake to assume that Governments know nothing of business. Personally I would like to see an Empire Economic Conference held in Canada before many months...
...tenth and final mile, strong, blonde Miss Norelius led Miss Tower by 300 yards. She won $10,000, Miss Tower $3,000-their share of $15,000 prize money supplied by William Wrigley Jr., Chicago gum man, who got the idea of swimming marathons two years ago and, with $25,000 prize money, induced 150 competitors to try swimming the 20 miles from Santa Catalina Island across San Pedro Channel to the California coast (TIME...
Chemicals & Dyes. Solvay & Co., great Belgian chemical company, planned to acquire through its subsidiary Solvay American Investment Corp., 100,000 additional shares of Allied Chemical & Dye Corp. At present prices, the shares will cost more than $32,000,000. To finance the operation $25,000,000 of 5½% cumulative preferred stock of Solvay American will be sold, this stock carrying warrants permitting the purchase until 1934 of Allied Chemical & Dye stock at $325, one share for each four shares of Solvay American preferred. When the operation is complete Solvay will hold 466,488 shares of Allied Chemical & Dye, more...
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