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Yerkes, Charles Tyson

(Encyclopedia)Yerkes, Charles Tyson yûrˈkēz, –kəs [key], 1837–1905, American financier, b. Philadelphia. He began his business career as a clerk in a Philadelphia grain commission house. He became a broker ...

Ponzi scheme

(Encyclopedia)Ponzi scheme: see under Ponzi, Charles. ...

Connor, Ralph

(Encyclopedia)Connor, Ralph: see Gordon, Charles William. ...

Young Pretender

(Encyclopedia)Young Pretender: see Stuart, Charles Edward. ...
 

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