Headline
Duke of Manchester's Financial Troubles: Bankruptcy Proceedings
Newspaper Source
Publication Date
1916-05-15
- Publication Year
1916
Page
5
Key Person
Summary
A sitting was held for the public examination of the William Angus Drogo Montagu, Duke of Manchester who was adjudged bankrupt. 'A New Cure for Consumption': In June 1914, William Angus Drogo Montagu, Duke of Manchester, promoted in America a company to supply cinematograph films to annual subscribers for educational purposes. The company promoted eight subsidiary companies, of which he was a director. The project was abandoned through lack of capital, and he lost £1,200.
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