Commodore Vanderbilt biography hailed for vigor and conflict
A review praises Arthur D. Howden Smith’s Commodore Vanderbilt as a vivid human study of Cornelius Vanderbilt. It centers on his ruthless drive for wealth, clashes with rivals like Fisk and Gould, and the era’s corporate battles, noting the book’s strong character portrayals and historical context.
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Corneel” van Derbilt
Arthur D. Howden Smith
Commodore Vanderbilt
Robert M. McBridg & Co
Commodore
America
Corneel
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
New York Harbor
Atlantic
Pacific
California
Nicaragua
C. W. Fisk
Jay Gould
Erie
Wall Street
Commore
Rag Trade Slump Blamed On Scanty Clothing
Berlin reports a slump in the European waste material trade as women wear little clothing and men lack money for new suits. Replacing wool and cotton stockings with artificial silk and less shoddy in cheap cloth are blamed. Rag picking remains low earning work and German exports to the United States have fallen sharply.
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Associated Press
Berlin
United States
America
London to Get Huge Electric Plant
The London Power company plans a 360000 kilowatt electricity generating station at Battersea. It controls ten London supply companies and is extending a 22000 volt transmission system linking its stations. Older stations will close as the new plants begin operation this fall.
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Associated Press
London
Battersea
London Power Company
London Electricity Supply
Radio Announcer To Become Extinct
New York October 7 Major J Andrew White pioneer radio announcer says the modern announcer will be replaced by the presentation director a man versed in music continuity and showmanship who can handle a program feature from birth to finale before the microphone D P Seay of the Morrow Thomas Hardware company will visit his parents in Roswell while attending the Cotton Carnival there.
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New York
J. Andrew White
D. P. Seay
The
Morrow-Thomas Hardware Company
Roswell
Duvall Faces Ouster as Indianapolis Mayor
Indianapolis Oct 7 United Press reports that Mayor John Duvall may be ousted tomorrow over corrupt practices charges while his wife would not automatically assume the mayoralty if he is removed. Attorneys say disfranchisement could take effect when the motion for a new trial is heard, with the jail term and four year ban likely automatic. Duvall denounced the press and political opponents in a statement.
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United Press
Indianapolis
John Duvall
Duvall
Catholic Church
Democratic Party
Catholics Use Newspapers to Spread Propaganda
He denounced the tool by which Catholicism hoped to carve out a Catholic form of government and claimed the church had purchased several newspapers to disseminate poisonous propaganda.
Tucker Sought in Conway Robbery Linking Quanah Theft
E. T. Tucker, held in Quanah for stealing 1,800 pounds of babbitt from a junk firm, is being transported to Amarillo by Panhandle Deputy Allan Johnson. The suspect is also wanted for a Conway Service Station robbery valued over $200, reported days earlier.
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E. T. Tucker
Quanah
Amarillo
Allan Johnson
Panhandle
Mr. Johnson
HM. L. Gaither
Conway
Skull as argument spurs Glasgow vote on portrait
J Clarke a Glasgow labor member induced council colleagues to spend 14 000 on a Mary Queen of Scots portrait. He claimed a skull proved the painter’s authenticity, saying the skull belonged to a soldier killed at Langside. The portrait had stayed with the Morton family for decades amid offers of 400 000 to 500 000.
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J. &. Clarke
Glasgow Corporation
Mary Queen of Scots
Clark
Langside
Glasgow
Earl of Morton
Leto’s Pyorrhea Remedy Ad Claims Quick Gum Relief
An old advertisement touts Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy as curing bleeding gums with a single bottle. It promises to wet the mouth as directed and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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Leto
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