Notable Wheat Corner Tales From Chicago Board History
The article reviews famous wheat corners and speculators on the Chicago Board of Trade dating back to 1881 through the late 1800s. It highlights figures such as Mr. Phillips, T. B. Handy, Mr. Leiter, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Armour, noting dramatic profits and eventual collapses, with references to vast wheat holdings and market turmoil. It discusses the dangers of cornering markets and the lasting notoriety of these speculators.
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Corporal Bicéte and the Gum Blanket Heroics
A WWI era account recalls Corporal Sam Copeland of Company G Pitt Second Ohio after a brutal assault near Kenesity. He shielded a fallen comrade Chub with a gum blanket under heavy fire and slept behind a tree while bullets pierced the bark. An accidental toe wound left him crippled, a source of enduring pride and dread for his unit.
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Oldest Soldier Whipple Claims Giant Life of West and War
The article profiles Uncle Dan Whipple of Traverse City Michigan claiming to be the oldest veteran at a recent encampment. A hunter trapper and Indian fighter born in New York he joined the Union forces with Kit Carson, endured captures and massacres, and later rejoined frontier life while remaining active in veterans’ parades.
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