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...front of what building on Wall St., Manhattan, is there a statue of George Washington...
...blue and sometimes the golden front cover of the distinguished Magazine of Wall Street, there often appears the signature of its editor and publisher-C. G. Wyckoff. Manhattanites were surprised last week upon learning that this name does not belong to a brother, cousin, nephew, uncle or any other blood relation of Richard D. Wyckoff, the financial writer who founded the magazine in 1907. The name is that of his wife- Cecelia Gertrude (Shere) Wyckoff. The secret came out with news that Mr. Wyckoff had sold to Mrs. Wyckoff for $500,000 his minority holding in the publication, which...
Soon Germany collapsed; and there began intervention in Russia by the Great Powers, assisting the "White Russian" or reactionary Tsarist commanders: Kolchak,* Denikin, Yudenich and Wrangel. This at last pushed the Bolsheviki so close to the wall that they began the "Red Terror...
...York Clarence C. Pell of that city met Hewitt Morgan also of that city in the finals of the national amateur racquets tournament, Mr. Morgan having previously disposed of Stanley G. Mortimer, defending champion. Mr. Pell smashed hard drives to the front wall; drove the ball close to one side wall and then close to the other; employed a baffling change of pace; overwhelmed his opponent, 15-4, 15-9, 15-7. Winning is no novelty to Mr. Pell. At the conclusion of this tournament he found himself U. S. singles champion for the eighth time, co-holder...
...Waddill Catchings of Goldman Sachs & Co. Said Paul M. Clay, vice president of Moody Investment Service: "I'd rather buy genius than material." The Billion. In 1916, Partner John W. Prentiss of Hornblower & Weeks met Henry Ford in Detroit. Said Mr. Ford: "Oh, you are one of those Wall Street guys." Mr. Prentiss offered him a half billion dollars for his concern. Mr. Ford laughed at him. In 1924 Mr. Prentiss offered Edsel Ford a billion dollars. Edsel Ford refused him. In 1925 were repeated both offer and refusal. Early this year Mr. Prentiss heard that the Fords might...