Word: tycooning
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Exactly as if nothing had happened, Conservative Leader Stanley Baldwin came out last week for "Empire Free Trade" (TIME, Dec. 2 et seq.). This was his second coming. Originally he was cold toward this scheme concocted by Baron Beaverbrook, Hearstlike press tycoon, but embraced it last spring to prevent a split in Conservative ranks. Three weeks ago he broke absolutely with Baron Beaverbrook (TIME, July 7). Then, last fortnight, came the British Bankers' Manifesto demanding "Empire Free Trade." By the end of last week Mr. Baldwin had heeded the bankers and plumped for E. F. T. again. Meantime...
...Emilie Thorn Post, relict of Tycoon Edward C. Post. Last May she gave her highwalled villa at Newport, R. I. to the Carmelite Sisterhood for a nunnery, became a novice therein (TIME, May 26). Because nuns must be poor, she last week yielded to the Museum her husband's collection of rare paintings, drawings, miniatures, objects in gold, silver, marble, bronze...
David Beatty, 59, Admiral of the Fleet, Earl Beatty of the North Sea and of Brooksby, Viscount Borodale of Wexford, son-in-law of the late Chicago drygoods tycoon Marshall Field Sr., commander of the 1st battle cruiser squadron in the Battle of Jutland (May 31, 1916), Lord Rector of Edinburgh University (1917), said: "We are about to commit the great appalling blunder of signing away the sea power by which the British Empire came into being and is maintained today. . . . The most enlightened sea officers with whom I talked have condemned the Treaty absolutely as one which will render...
Hearing rumors that Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton was ill, would not be able to attend the America's Cup races in September, the New York World cabled the tea tycoon, received the same day a reply: "Many thanks. . . . Glad to say I am feeling in excellent health and am quite willing to take on Jack Dempsey. . . . Am looking forward with the greatest pleasure to another contest for the famous old mug and am confident the Shamrock will put up a good show...
Married. August Heckscher, 81, Manhattan zinc tycoon, philanthropist; and a Mrs. Virginia Curtiss, 55, of Greenwich, Conn.; at Croton-on-Hudson...