Word: tycoons
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Married. Francis Augustus Drake, son of Chicago hotel tycoon Tracy Corey Drake; and Virginia Chapin, Manhattan socialite; in Manhattan...
Finally this year he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Governor of Wisconsin in the September primary. His opponent would be Governor Walter Jodok Kohler, "stalwart'' (regular) Republican, plumbing fixture tycoon ("Kohler of Kohler''), candidate for a second term. Intense, eloquent, bushy-headed like his father, Brother Phil inaugurated his Progressive leadership by trying to drive a spike of corruption into the candidacy of Governor Kohler. Last year he signed a court complaint, helped to amass evidence, that Governor Kohler had grossly violated the Wisconsin Corrupt Practices Act by excessive campaign expenditures to secure...
Just 2,000 years ago come October 15, was born on a farm near Mantua, Publius Vergilius Maro, greatest Roman poet, suave and brilliant favorite of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, frequent guest of Tycoon Maecenas. From now on until Virgil's 2,000th birthday in October Italian gardeners will be furiously busy planting the Lucus Virgili or "Virgilian Wood," a great new park on the outskirts of Mantua, a modern version of the sacred groves of the ancient Romans, who planted groves of trees which in aspiring to heaven might honor their gods, goddesses. Because Poet Virgil mentioned...
...Wurts was for 20 years (1862-82 ) Secretary to the U. S. Legation in Italy. He died in Rome at 86, three years ago. Mrs. Wurts is a sister of Charlemagne Tower, U. S. tycoon who as Ambassador to Germany lived in such splendor that Wilhelm II, all highest and War lord, once said...
...married first Maude Sullivan, Chicago artists' model; won $10,000 for alienation of affections from his friend, William T. Hoops, who later wed Maude Sullivan Harden; married (second) Mabel Doris Mercer, chorus girl, who divorced him and later married (and was divorced from) Sebastian Spering Kresge. cheap-store tycoon; married (third) Lyla Meeker who brought suit for separation, then was reconciled though they lived apart. He left a note expressing fear that she was planning to divorce...