"He is 49, came to this country 29 years ago with $100 in his pocket and insatiable ambition in his head... [he]built bridges in Mexico and South Africa, constructed the Flatiron Building and great hotels in New York, as this century began, made considerable money, returned to Sweden, started the construction firm of Kreuger & Toll, which is the parent and holding company for the whole international match trust, and so became the figure he is today, the industrial monarch of Europe and one of the most powerful individuals alive. -"Ivar Kreuger Scans This Business World" (September 1, 1930)
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