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...their opponent as a radical on the strength of his western speeches but so far he had said nothing wild or woolly. Democrats who had tried to dissuade him from swinging around the circle lest he stub his toe last week privately admitted that to date their fears were groundless. Their candidate was "getting away with it in fine style...
...work of a president, proper tactics would be to send him on a long tour of the country, standing on the rear of train platforms, haranguing the crowds, all to be done without the aid of crutches, campaign managers told the committee. There is at present a completely groundless rumor to the effect that Newton D. Baker has angina pectoris; but then, as one Republican campaign manager put it, "Every Democratic candidate has something wrong with...
...recent tariff on matches has made this business less profitable, has made it seem likely that Herr Kreuger would acquire a U. S. factory. Once it was widely thought that he had bought a big interest in Diamond Match Co., biggest in the U. S., but this rumor was groundless. Last week, however, Herr Kreuger got his company. It was Federal Match Corp., owner of modern factories at Bloomsburg and Bellefonte, Pa., Duluth, Joliet and Spokane. Federal has issued no statements since 1929, at which time it showed $3,248,000 in assets, no earnings. Vulcan Match plans...
...Before referring to some of the more urgent questions of the day I should like to contradict the many rumors spread abroad about Fascism and the danger it is supposed to represent for the peace of the world. Such accusations are groundless. Neither I nor my government nor the Italian people desire to bring about...
Whether this will turn out to be the same sort of suit as many another brought and dismissed this year remains to be seen. To the men reorganizing Celotex's affairs it was especially annoying, for however groundless a suit may be, it has a psychological effect on creditors, investors. Celotex officials can point, however, to the fact that they are raising more than $500,000 through the sale of stock, that the new finance committee has set up a $1,000,000 revolving credit fund...