Word: branches
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...will be built at Black Canyon on the Colorado River, 30 mi. from Las Vegas. Construction job No. 1: A $2,500,000 branch railroad from Las Vegas on the Union Pacific to the dam site. The U. P. is ready to build the first 22 miles of this track, but declines to undertake the last eight miles up back-breaking mountain grades. Construction job No. 2: A $525,000 town at the dam site to house 5,000 workmen and families. Construction job No. 3: $18,000,000 tunnels 50 ft. in diameter to divert the river's flow...
...existence of his brothers four- Ernest, Edward, Benjamin, Charles. Charles Duveen left the firm of Duveen Bros, years ago to start a New York furniture shop of his own under the name of Charles of London. Sir Joseph's son-in-law, Armand Lowengard manages the Paris branch. But though Ernest, Edward and Benjamin are partners in the company, actively engaged in its traffickings, the public is not far wrong in believing that Sir Joseph is Duveen Brothers. He is president ("head factor") of the firm. Employes are unable to recall a single internationally important deal which...
...Perry had a talk with the most Rev. Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, primate of All England, ecclesiastical head of the Church of England.* The Archbishop told the Bishop something exalting: the Church of England has formally decided to recognize the Protestant Episcopal Church as the first Colonial Branch of the Mother Church, and to promote the Presiding Bishop from sixteenth place in the Anglican hierarchy to the seventh. Henceforth in Anglican processions Bishop Perry and his successors in office will march after the personages representing Canterbury, York, Armagh, Dublin, Brechin, Wales. The Protestant Episcopal Church...
...Roosevelt Field, L. I. a Stinson monoplane would be flown by relays of relief pilots sent aboard at intervals by a rope ladder dropped from the refuelling plane. The pilot being relieved would drop to earth with a parachute. Last week Director Gilbert G. Budwig of the aeronautics branch, Department of Commerce, refused to sanction the flight, refused to waive the rule requiring aircraft to remain 300 ft. apart in the air. He said: "It is a stunt, and an extremely dangerous stunt. The plan involves too much risk of human life to make any conceivable benefits which might...
Rumor. In anticipation of a repeal of branch-banking restrictions, two potent groups of Pittsburgh bankers were said last week to be sponging up many out-of-town banks. Through their Mellbank Corp., the Mellons were reported to be lining up at least 50 banks. Acting independently, the Hillman interests of the Peoples-Pittsburgh Trust Co. were said to have 25 banks in view...