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Sirs: Your article anent Insull in the May 14 issue left me with the following impression: Bighearted, genial Sam Insull was a true friend of the peepul. He had saved up a little nestegg of $100,000,000 out of his earnings as a secretary to Edison and felt reasonably...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 4, 1934 | 6/4/1934 | See Source »

Onetime Sheriff Culkins was accused of scalping $25.000 in this manner during his term of office. Sheriff Farley admitted that he had taken $6,000 in interest pay ments, was vexed to discover that he had overlooked more. He claimed he was legally entitled to it. Large, black-browed, fat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATES & CITIES: Bothers of a Boss | 2/15/1932 | See Source »

Register McQuade said he had got his money from friends, spent it taking care of "34 McQuades," all dependent on him. Clerk Perry explained that some of his deposits represented "loans" from a subordinate, Edward P. Sherry. Inquisitor Seabury said he had evidence that the '"loans" were in payment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATES & CITIES: Scandals of New York (Cont'd) | 10/26/1931 | See Source »

Because Wisconsin sells $20,000,000 worth of goods per year in Texas, its manufacturers became alarmed. George F. Kull, secretary of the Wisconsin Manufacturer's Association, hastened to Austin, conferred animatedly with Texas' Governor Dan Moody. Mr. Kull pleaded for peace. Governor Moody, bighearted, invited Wisconsin'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE STATES: Wisconsin v. Texas | 4/7/1930 | See Source »

New Face. Except for Mr. Morrow, newcomers to the Senate will offer little help out of the leadership tangle. The newest Senate face-long, pointed, with fun-filled eyes-is that of Patrick Sullivan, born on St. Patrick's Day 64 years ago in County Cork, Ireland. Governor Emerson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Lineup Changes | 12/16/1929 | See Source »

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