Word: franklin
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last fortnight's news that Niagara-Hudson Power Corp. (J. P. Morgan & Co.) had acquired Frontier Power Corp. (Mellon interests) set Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York agog (TIME, Sept. 23). The news meant that 80% of New York State would now be served by one hydro-electric company. While the headlines of Governor Roosevelt's announcement that waterpower must be saved for the public from the Power Trust were still streaming across the front pages of newspapers, reporters received a novel invitation. They were invited to assemble within the precincts of No. 23 Wall Street, the House...
News that the Niagara-Hudson Power Corp. "Morgan Combine," had bought Frontier Power Corp., "Mellon Company" (see p. 41), sent billows rolling across the political sea. Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (Democrat) declared that the fact that 80% of New York State is now served by one hydro-electric corporation made it necessary for him once again to urge the Legislature (Republican) to create a body of public trustees to develop St. Lawrence waterpower for the people. He called attention to the fact that although the power company may own the bank of the river, the state owns...
...northeastern New York, with Albany its southern centre. In June (TIME, June 24) two other New York state utilities merged with Mohawk-Hudson, extended the Mohawk-Hudson territory west to Buffalo and northeast along the St. Lawrence. The merged company was christened Niagara-Hudson. New York's Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt is said to be dubious concerning the legality of this merger, although his Republican attorney-general has reported it as within the law. Last week's excitement also centred along the St. Lawrence. Niagara-Hudson bought control of Frontier Corp., a company owned by Aluminum Co. (Mellon...
...London Observer and in the late Lord Northcliffe's opinion "the greatest living journalist" (TIME, April 26, 1926), the publishing world knew that something striking might happen to the Patriarch of the Library. Editor Garvin's selection was encouraged by U. S. representatives and the American Advisory Board, with Franklin Henry Hooper of New York as American Editor, was given new freedom...
...event for a cup presented by the U. S. seniors.* His card was 77, two strokes better than Charles D. Cooke of Arcola, N. Y. Veteran tennis players appeared last week on the courts at Forest Hills, L. I., for the national veterans championship. In the first round, swarthy Franklin Pierce Adams, 47, New York World colyumist ("The Conning Tower") was eliminated 6-0, 6-0 by an unseeded entrant. The eight seeded players survived together to the quarterfinals. The finals were won by Clarence M. Charest, of Washington, D. C. who learned to play left-handed when he lost...