Word: sloane
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Elected. Matthew Scott Sloan of Brooklyn; to be President of the Yonkers Electric Light & Power Co. Mr. Sloan now heads five light & power companies in Greater New York, which form the second largest public utilities unit in the U. S., exceeded only by American...
Died. Charles H. Paper, 69, onetime salesman; of hemorrhage; in the arms of famed Homerunners "Babe" Ruth and "Lou" Gehrig; on a train near Sloan, Iowa...
Time graciously justified the Most Bullish Moment. General Motors did set new records, did eventually climb to a tantalizing 224⅛. But by the time the stock had reached Bull Raskob's figure, earnings had also skyrocketed. Last week, when President Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. announced quarterly profits of $79,266,639, nine months' profits of $240,534,613 (record for any corporation in peace time), investors hastily calculated values. In nine months, General Motors had earned $13.42 a share. Expected earnings for the full year raised the figure close to $18. Bull Raskob's formula...
...Syracuse gladiators journeyed to Lincoln where they tossed and tussled against Nebraska; Nebraska's Witte passed to Sloan for a touchdown and kicked a goal; Syracuse's Baysinger tossed to Lewis for a touchdown but Louck's luck was against him; he missed his kick and Nebraska...
Smelters. American Smelting & Refining Co. bought up Michigan Copper & Brass Co., among whose directors are William H. Pierce (chairman), George H. Allen (president), Alfred P. Sloan Jr., Walter P. Chrysler...