Word: spites
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Spartanburg (S. C.) Herald-Journal, Columbia (S. C.) Record and Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle: $855,000 of notes of the owners, secured by all the stock of these papers. In spite of the earnest Graustein statements about the Graustein press, almost all the rest of the press flayed the Graustein policy. Conservative editors saw it innocent enough but potentially dangerous to press freedom. The yellower sheets saw nothing but machinations of the Power Trust-and undoubtedly hoped to capture circulation from the 13 Graustein papers by painting them black. Said the Hearst press: "The Federal Trade Commission has uncovered the power...
...spite of several exceedingly close individual matches the University golf team suffered two defeats in New Haven on Saturday, losing to Georgetown in the morning and to Princeton in the afternoon...
...spite of the unusual nature of the main item on the business of the meeting there was found time to hold the annual election of officers. G. W. Harrington '30 was chosen president of the Council for the coming year. J. K. Hurd '30 was elected vice-president, and S. G. Silverman '30 was chosen secretary...
...spite of Writer Farrell, however, the new company sold its initial bond issue in something less than one hour and began its corporate existence under the most pleasing auspices. Representing a combination of I. G. Dyes, Standard Oil of New Jersey, National City Bank, International Acceptance and Ford Motors, the American I. G. Chemical Corp. included on its directorate Herren Doktoren Bosch, Schmitz and Greif of I. G. Dyes, President Walter Teagle of Standard Oil, Chairman Mitchell and Warburg of the two Manhattan banking houses, and President Edsel Ford of Ford. What proportion of the new company's stock will...
...spite of its new ranking as a three billion dollar corporation, however, A. T. & T. took particular care to discourage this bull statistic with a relatively bearish announcement. Knowing that pool operators were eyeing A.T.& T. as a prospective bull favorite, and that rumors of an approaching stock split up had already been started, A. T. & T. officials emphatically denied that any such split up was under consideration. Also, with momentous significance, these officials called attention to President Walter S. Gifford's 1928 report. In this report, President Gifford said: "The American Telephone & Telegraph Co. accepts its responsibility...