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...length, stomping in great steps, Banker Di Luglio entered the Woonsocket offices. He went to the desk of Woonsocket President Francesco Galiano, 64, an elegant gentleman who had once been his partner, whose son had married a Di Luglio daughter. Banker Di Luglio had heard that Banker Galiano had said evil things about Dante State Bank. Whipping out a .32-cal. revolver he pulled the trigger four times. The gun did not go off. Banker Galiano grabbed for his own revolver, fired into the wall. Banker Di Luglio grabbed the gun away, bashed elegant Mr. Galiano in the head with...
Morrow's most important work as a Morgan partner was in organizing a syndicate of bankers to find gold to pay New York City's obligations maturing abroad at the beginning of the War. He is also credited with the organization of the Kennecott Copper Co. and in allying General Motors with the du Pont interests...
...Morgan & Co. were embroiled in the tangled finances of War-racked Europe. Tempers were as quick as the tremendous international negotiations of the firm had to be. Someone who thought fast and spoke softly was needed. Morgan the Son had just officially taken over the House. To him came Partners Henry P. Davison and Thomas W. Lamont with the suggestion that Lawyer Morrow, Partner Lament's Englewood neighbor, be taken into the business. Morrow was approached, took his wife to Bermuda to decide, decided...
Died. Dwight Whitney Morrow, 58, retired Morgan partner. Republican Senator from New Jersey; of a cerebral hemorrhage; in Englewood...
...began specializing in tea, developed his own plantations in Ceylon. His interests widened to include candy shops in London, ginger ale plants in Ireland, a slaughter house in Chicago. In 1898 his enterprise was incorporated, his fortune estimated at $50,000,000. His motto: "Never take a partner." When he was made a baronet in 1902, this changed to "Labor Omnia Vincit" ("Work conquers all") beneath a coat of arms with a crest showing two arms crossed, the horny hands clutching a sprig of tea plant, a sprig of coffee plant. All his life Sir Thomas loved ships, owned...