Word: chasing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...unlike almost all U. S. corporations, American Express was never incorporated, being a voluntary association (joint-stock company) formed in 1850. Chances of American Express failing have, however, become increasingly slim. In March its domestic express business was transferred to an agency controlled by the railways. In July, Chase National Bank and Chase Securities Co. secured practically all American Express stock...
Chief reason for Chase wishing to own American Express was that its business (done through 35 domestic, 65 foreign offices) amounted to international and interstate banking through the sale of money orders, drafts, travelers' checks, letters of credit, telegraphic and cable transfer of funds, collection of foreign bonds, coupons, legacies, the purchase and sale of foreign moneys...
...Express announced it will form American Express Bank & Trust Co. with $10,000,000 capital. Although the new bank will be incorporated in New York, each American Express office will amount to a correspondent, and, should branch banking laws be repealed, could quickly become a branch. In this way Chase may some day have a nation-wide banking system without buying out-of-town banks or forming new ones...
Coincident with this settlement was a request that the U. S. government discontinue a civil suit brought against onetime Alien Property Custodians Francis P. Garvan and A. Mitchell Palmer, the eleven partners of Hornblower & Weeks, the Chase Securities Co. and others...
...Harvard will have all year. The University Club, always dangerous, is doubly strong this year by virtue of its acquisition of several former Harvard stickmen. In the starting lineup for the Clubmen will be four former Crimson men who in their day were stars on the ice. J. P. Chase '28 will be at center, with H. W. Bigelow '29 and E. C. Clark '27 teaming up at defense and H. H. Newell '29 at goal. Chandler Hilliard, former Arlington High star and Paul Curtis, who used to play hockey for Yale several years back, will team up with Chase...