Rival rail baron pact fails as tension mounts in Portal City
Jimmie narrates how Norcross builds a new railroad venture while facing Hatch’s opposition and Chicago men steering a strategic takeover. The Pioneer Short Line strengthens public backing, funds a new firm, and battles leaking rumors amid looming legal and financial threats. Mrs Sheila’s secret weighs on Jimmie as threats escalate.
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Wis
Citizens' Storage & Warehouse
Billoughby
Hed Tower
Lesterburg
Red Tower
Tonch
Ripley
Mr. Norcross
Mrs. Sheila
Hateh
Sand Creek
Jimmie
Pelition
Mr. Chadwick
Henckel
Major Kendrick
Maisie Alin
Sheila
Mr. van Britt
New York
Norcrosa
Jimimale
Mrs
Portal City
Macrae
Basil
Bud
Annie
Maisie Ann
Norcross
G. M
S. L. Cannon
New York Saga
Chadwick
New York Cotton Prices and Market Tone steadiness
The report lists ruling prices on the exchange with figures for Jan through Dec settlements, showing steady tone in the market. Spot markets across Athens Atlanta New York New Orleans Norfolk and Havana remain steady with quotes around 11 to 12.7 cents for middling grades. The currency and other market indicators show slight changes in sterling francs and marks.
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New York
Athens
Atlanta
New Orleans
Chi Tolphi
Norfolk
Havanneh
Prey
Owen
Close
Nee
Liberty bonds and market outlook in mid July report
A July 13 market bulletin notes Liberty Bonds listings and city service securities, with Henry L. Doherty & Co. in Atlanta and Athens furnishing data. It quotes Doherty on production requiring many types of men and summarizes England’s optimistic mood, improved cables, and domestic weather and crop conditions affecting cotton markets across North Carolina to Texas, including weevil activity and late crops in Oklahoma and the Southeast.
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Cities Service Securities
Henry L. Doherty & Co
Atlanta
Athens
Doherty
H. & B. Beer
F. J. Linnell & Co
New Orleans
England
Liverpool
Manchester
London
Washington
Cotton Belt
Mississippi River
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Misssissippi
Alabama
Georgia
Arkaneaux
Oklahoma
Texas
From Death to Life Hearing Restored by Brain Operation
Luther Dionne, once deaf dumb blind and paralyzed, carried to Denver county hospital, received brain surgery that restored senses and speech. He was unable to feel, taste, or think, needing a tube for help. Gradually he regained movement from a finger to a hand and finally spoke in a whisper.
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Luther Dionne
Denver
Dionne
Burglars Miss Target After Looting Lodi Lumber Yards
Four safes in four Lodi California lumber yards were emptied by burglars during the night. Despite removing valuables, only 50 cents was recovered, as the doors had been left unlocked by company officials.
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Lodi
Cal
Hobo Kitten Climbs Diner Train to KC Yard Mascot
Fort Scott cook Kurt Parker heard a kitten miaow while a train rolled toward Kansas City. Investigators found a gray kitten curled on the trucks under the diner car. The animal had traveled from Fort Scott to Kansas City and immediately returned to the trucks, becoming the Frisco yard crew mascot.
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Kurt Parker
Fort Scott
Kan
Kansan City
Parker
Kansas City
Disease spins man like top in hospital ward
Kings County Hospital doctors study Edward Keller of Woodhaven aged 49 as a suspected Meniere disease case. Attacks cause him to whirl, eyes roll and scream in pain, then collapse, with experts unsure of the inner ear ailment. A separate note cites Councilman B W McCracken on a burglary involving a stolen carpet tied to a bed and later cut up in a neighboring area.
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New York
Kings County Hospital
Edward Keller
Woodhaven
L. L
Meniere
Althonet
St. Augusta
B. W. McCracken
Tipping customs in many lands across early revolutions
A National Geographic Society bulletin traces tipping as a virtue and a crime across borders. It recalls Russian travelers in 1917 Russia, Prague hotel charges, and Carlsbad waiters who refused tips, noting varied practices from Trieste to East Asia and Central Europe with anecdotes of porters, bears, and modest gratuities guiding service.
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National Geographic Society
Petrograd
America
Russia
Tovarische
Prague
Carlsbad
Karlovy Vary
China
Chait Coolies
Trieste
Venice
Asia
Europe
Bucharest
Worthy
Tourlel
Anthracite output dominated by seven firms in U S
Seven companies control seventy percent of the nation’s anthracite coal production in the United States. The remaining twenty percent comes from mines run by fewer than one hundred companies and individuals, some of whom are small operators facing challenges in the industry.
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United States
Borg God Bassie
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