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commenced under the direction of Fred Rand, situated at the far end of his Second Avenue business strip at
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perhaps have never been as greatly demoralized as now." In 1917, he responded by letter to a request from one Mrs. Moore, who complained that she had been trying to obtain wool for more than two months. Because of a lack of supplies, the order couldn't be fulfilled completely. Hopkins explained:
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in New York, signed a six-month note, and borrowed $ 1 million in cash so he could buy more. For the next three weeks, he and the
Woodruffs fought a desperate battle over the future of the company. Ernest, Robert, and their allies at Trust Company launched a new round of short sales, hoping to
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became a worldwide brand, "On April 9, 1928, Hopkins leaked a story to the
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In 1921, Hopkins started buying Coca-Cola stock, and by spring of 1928, he was a major shareholder. Hopkins believed the Coca-Cola
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for $ 200,000. The building would be used as a residence hall for female students, and it would provide apartments for some faculty members and quarters for nine sororities.
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