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...played Ursus in the opera Quo Vadis, and had to hold the prima donna in his arms for ten minutes at a time. "But oh," wails Jeritza, "how many times did I wish he were holding a sack of flour instead of myself! He had muscles like ridged steel. Resting on them was about as comfortable as lying on a pile of steel bars. I used to dread that fourth act like a trip to the dentist." There was also Leo Slezak, who "is very stout; 'I always like to work with you,' he often told...
Visitors to the Engineering section of the Exhibition at Wembley received a sudden shock when their umbrellas and purses and other articles containing steel were torn from their persons by an invisible force. The thief was a giant magnet weighing 6,720 pounds...
...furnaces in operation tell the same story. During the first three months of this year, 39 new furnaces were operated. But in April, 40 were discontinued, and last May, 46 more were halted. On June 1, only 184 furnaces were left in operation, as against 230 a month before. Steel ingot production is running un der 50% - and perhaps not over 45% - of the capacity of the industry, with further decreases expected. In 1923 the industry ran on an average of 80%, and at 93% last March. The estimated steel ingot production in the U. S. last month...
...remained for President James A. Farrell* of the United States Steel Corporation to strike the real keynote of the convention in his optimistic assertion of the value of our foreign trade and its great future possibilities. Mr. Farrell pointed to Cuba as an example of the way American investment of capital abroad had paved the way for an expansion of our exports. Cuba's consumption of American products now amounts to $44 per capita. The demand for American goods in other Central and South American countries, he declared, could be similarly increased as soon as American capitalists begin...
...Haven Wire Mill. That was in 1863. Twenty-five years later he transferred his services to the Pittsburgh Wire Co., became superintendent of the factory. From then on he shot ahead with the rapidity and brilliance of a meteor. In 1911 he became President of the U. S. Steel Corporation- probably the greatest executive position in the indusrial world. His success is no doubt due to his thorough training as a workman. At the age of 61 he is still an ardent yachtsman and lover of outdoor life...