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Dates: during 1920-1929
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London's Westminster Cathedral (Catholic) became unique among English edifices last week with the installation of a 185 ft. elevator, similar to those in U. S. skyscraper churches. Before the public was admitted, His Eminence Francis Cardinal Bourne, Archbishop of Westminster, entered with the cathedral clergy, rode with dignity up...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: To Christ Himself | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

Into the extremely select circle of U. S. corporations whose annual sales total one billion dollars, Swift & Co. will this year probably move, having done nearly a billion dollars a year for many a year. But big, energetic Louis F. Swift,* who works all day at a stand-up desk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Billion Sales | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

Stocks. Rail stocks which started up the O'Fallon decision (TIME, May 27). remained strong. Yet not many were selling at 15 times earnings. The following table shows last week's closing on ten rails and the figure those rails would have closed at had they reached the 15 times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Revived Rails | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

After the War he had $200. He borrowed $300 from his fiancee, $600 from friends of his father, $19,000 from Brooklyn bankers, started putting up small houses in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn suburb. His carpentering and plastering employes mostly came to work in their automobiles. Mr. Chanin arrived via bicycle. He...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Unfreezing Assets* | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

Dwellers in Cincinnati's Millcreek Valley district are well aware of the proximity of Proctor & Gamble Co.'s plant?particularly when the wind blows in their direction. Makers of long-famed Ivory and new-famed Camay soaps and of Crisco shortening, Procter & Gamble Co. is great Cincinnati industry, William Cooper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Morgan in Soap | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

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