Insull
Americannoun
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I’ve pointed to the example of Sam Insull, the 1920s utility baron who electrified the economy but ended up broke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The analogy I have long wanted to draw is with Samuel Insull.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
A vast merger of power, light and telephone companies, La Societa Idroelettrica Piemontese was created in boom times with Insull optimism.
From Time Magazine Archive
The prosecution's evidence was not the kind to convince the jurymen that Samuel Insull and friends were financial charlatans.
From Time Magazine Archive
Especially Miss Insull, that prim, dark, moustached spinster!
From The Old Wives' Tale by Arnold Bennett
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