Word: zaharoff
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...interests in Mexico. In 1903 he had married Ida Lefferts Sherwood, and at his death left her and four sons, Guillermo Enrique, Jr., Carlos Sherwood, Porfirio Diaz and Sherwood. His death leaves few men living who have played so gaily, freely for the stakes of business and statecraft -Zaharoff and d'Annunzio, perhaps...
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...chief interest of the week was the report that the enigmatical, cosmopolitan multimillionaire, Sir Basil Zaharoff, had given 50,000,000 lire ($2,160,000) to the Greek Government for the payment of the indemnity asked for by Italy in her ultimatum. (TiME, Sept. 10.) Sir Basil, "citizen of the world," noted philanthropist, famed international financier, notorious "mystery man," born in Egypt, reputed subject of Greece and Great Britain, citizen of France, denied that he had given money to Greece. Inquired The Wall Street Journal: New York World cable says you deposited two and a half million dollars to guarantee...
Have not made any deposit whatsoever and have no railroad scheme for any part of the globe. Tour kindness touches me. BASIL ZAHAROFF...
...Gaekwar of Baroda: " I am credited with being one of the twelve richest men in the world: Henry Ford, $550,000,000; John D. Rockefeller, $500,000,000; The Duke of Westminster, $150,000,000; myself, $125,000,000; Sir Basil Zaharoff, $100,000,000; Hugo Stinnes, $100,000,000; Baron H. Mitsui, $100,000,000; Baron K. Iwasaki, $100,000,000; T. B. Walker, perhaps less than...