Word: walls
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...thus: a mediocre legislator, experienced in the mechanics of lawmaking, who has been popped into a position of importance by the accidental meeting of Hard Times and Democratic control of the House: a solid, substantial citizen, loyal to his own rural system of economics and alien to the -Wall Street idea," who has put aside partisanship to cooperate to the limit of his ability with a Republican administration...
...this grave hour the Republican Party offers this great leader with pride and confidence. . . . His first act prevented a financial panic. He cushioned the effects of the debacle in Wall Street...
Pleasing to Wall Street was the fact that the stockmarket's rise came despite the fact that the short interest as of May 31 was the smallest reported since the Exchange began giving out figures?2,140,000 shares against 2,758,000 May 2 last...
...little grey banking house John Pierpont Morgan the Elder let a black cigar droop from his lips. Through the door peered the late Edward Dean Adams, little known to Wall Streeters but a tower of strength to bankers. "Hello, Adams," muttered Mr. Morgan, "It's still going...
...three finest operating properties, Commonwealth Edison Co., Peoples Gas, Light & Coke Co., Public Service Co. of Northern Illinois. Said he: "Due regard for my health necessitates my retirement. . . ." He also re-signed as one of the three receivers of Middle West Utilities, subject to court approval. But La Salle & Wall Streets, noting $65,000,000 of maturities in the next few months, wondered whether the three companies' long term mortgage bonds (to be used for refunding) would not sell better with a change in management. New chairman of all three will be hardbitten, hard-working James Simpson, board chairman...