Jeckyl Island A Haven For Nation's Wealthy Club Members
On Jeckyl Island Georgia the wealthy few gather on a secluded 10 by 3 mile island eight miles offshore. The exclusive club hosts members like George F Baker Morgans Goulds Rockefellers Astor and others with cottages roads and a famed golf course. Access is by invitation only with rare civilian visits, and coverage of Baker's illness has been tightly controlled.
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Brunswick
Georgia
Jeky
St. Simmons Island
Frederica
Colony of
George F. Baker
Morgans
Goulds
Rockefellers
Dr. W. & James
New York
Vincent Astor
Jeckyl
Clement Martin
Poulain
St. Simmons Sound
Baker
Nebraska Veteran Gunner on Monitor
James H. McKenzie, a 6 year old Civil War veteran living in Ponca Nebraska, recalls serving as a gunner on the Monitor during its victory over the Merrimack at Hampton Roads. He joined from Scotland and the British merchant service, later helping secure Lincoln conspirators, then worked as a government butcher hunter and trapper before settling in the West.
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Associated Presa
Ponca
Neb
Merrimac
Hampton Roads
James H. McKenzie
McKenzie
Scotland
America
Lincoln
Spearman Boasts Large Chamber Membership in West Texas
Spearman, a small West Texas city, boasts 44 members in the West Texas chamber of commerce. B. Frank Bennett, assistant manager, says Spearman has one of the region's strongest chamber spirits and an $8,000 budget, over $4 per capita. A delegation will attend the West Texas chamber convention in Wichita Falls in May.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Apollo
Leslie Cauilard
Spearman
West Texas
Savant of India Delves Into Sports By Proxy
Krishnamurti from a Brahmin lineage in India critiques modern athletics by proxy. He dismisses grandstand cheering as passive, noting the observer gains little while the onfield participant benefits most. He also discusses automobiles with same clarity as doctrine while at his retreat.
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Ojnal
Calif
Ir Athletics
Cor
Krishnamurti
Pames
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Jeryl Island
J.P
Morgan Upperfeft
Jervl Island
Mauer Kift
Eintent
Astor
Nebraska
Bill
West Fifth St
San Jacinto
Tolzien
Flere
Sam the
Accordion Man
Tolzien’s Music Store
Kimball Pianos
Brunswick Machines
Polk Street
Batiste
and Gertrudes
Satrar
Abaiby
C. Mark
Savant
India
Cope
Copen
Chidren
Millinery CO
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