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Dates: during 1920-1929
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That endurance refueling flights entered the category of flagpole sittings and marathon dances in laymen's minds, since monotony entered and anything valuable that might be proved about men or machinery seemed proved up to the hilt and beyond.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: ??? Hours | 8/5/1929 | See Source »

Last week a select portion of the U. S. public was permitted to buy stock in Shenandoah Corp., a newborn investment trust which came into being with a silver spoon of $102,000,000 resources in its mouth. Eager, the public snapped up one million shares of common, one million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Million-Dollar Names | 8/5/1929 | See Source »

Able are the younger Sachses but the weightiest thinking and most potent activities of Goldman Sachs proceed from Partner Sidney Weinburg and Partner Waddill Catchings. Partner Weinburg, treasurer of Goldman Sachs Trading Corp., has the reputation of being the best "picker" (of likely issues) in the Street. A small but...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Million-Dollar Names | 8/5/1929 | See Source »

Williams. It has been remarked that Harrison Williams has more utility knowledge in his little finger than any other utility man has in his entire anatomy. Exaggerated is this statement, yet not unfounded. Mr. Williams' Central States Electric Corp. is a holding company which owns more than 810,000...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Million-Dollar Names | 8/5/1929 | See Source »

Mrs. Charles Scribner Jr., wife of the Manhattan publisher, summering in Massachusetts, riding her Irish hunter, saw a farm horse, stung by a bee, go dashing away dragging a hay rake. Mrs. Scribner gave chase, followed the runaway up hill and down dale, around curves so sharp that one of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Aug. 5, 1929 | 8/5/1929 | See Source »

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