Proportionate to the wealth of the U. S. and that of Japan, John Pierpont Morgan has been reputed comparatively less rich than Mme. Yone Suzuki, 73, "the wealthiest woman in Japan." Awful was the catastrophe last week when this frail, slim lady, garbed as always in the mode of old Nippon, announced briefly that the liabilities of Suzuki & Co. total one quarter of a billion dollars, and that the firm will temporarily suspend payment on certain of its obligations. The ensuing crash on the Tokyo bourse was similar to what might be...
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