Engagement Rumors Tie Hilanor Robson to August Belmont
London reports Hilanor Robson, English actress of note, as engagee to August Belmont in New York circles. Belmont, a famed financier and aristocrat, has long stood in society and lineage. Robson’s recent stage triumphs in Merely Mary Ann and The Girl Who Has Everything mark a bright career.
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August Belmont
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Mr. Belmont
New York
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Oliver Hazard Perry
Lake Erie
Wallace
Harvard
Barking
Young August
Belmont
August Belmont, Jr
Zangwill
Mary Ann
Salt Lake City Moves Beyond Mormon Legacy
Glen Sterling analyzes how Salt Lake City has transformed from a Mormon stronghold to a modern business center. The piece notes reduced clannishness between Mormon and Gentile traders, increased cross investment, and shared capital in joint ventures. It cites the Brigham Young adobe site becoming a 2 million dollar hotel and a sugar industry example showing integrated management and capital.
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Church of the Living God
Great West
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Utah
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Zion
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Trust
Utah Company
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Glen Sterling
Hottest Places in New York City Revealed by Heat Fact
Long ago readers learned of extreme heat in a Desbrosses Street vulcanizing shop where temps reach 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Workers endure minutes in the room wearing woolen gear while foreigners and natives alike face danger. kitchens in hotels reach 145 degrees, with death risk above 170.
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New York
Desbrosses Street
McManus Brothers Coopers Pack Billions in Gold
John R. and Charles J. McManus operate a Beaver Street shop in New York City where they pack exported gold coin into kegs for shipment. They have handled over two billion dollars in twenty years without a loss, serving banks and the sub-treasury, using three and seven gallon kegs for gold and silver respectively. The peak yearly shipment exceeded two hundred million in 1896, much via Panama, including forty five million for J P Morgan & Co. They coarsen with the sight of wealth, though new workers grow nervous handling such sums.
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Charles J. McManus
Coopers
Beaver Street
New York City
America
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Germany
Panama
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York Hotel Plans Luxurious Ocean Yacht for Europe
Fred Sterry of New York proposes equipping a 540 foot private yacht to carry hotel guests to Europe. The plan aims to avoid crowded steamer accommodations and offer full yachting luxury at about 15 percent higher than first class steamship rates. The vessel will resemble the hotel to reassure guests, including its dining and striking appearance.
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Fred Sterry
New York
Europe
London
William C. Skinner
Sterry
Skinner
First-Elags
France targets suppressing revenue from state lotteries
Premier Clemen ceau pushes to curb lotteries in France, while several European states rely on this income. Italy earns about $15,000,000 yearly but may resist France's move. Spain about $7,000,000. Britain largely excludes it. Prussia profits near $2,000,000. The piece notes high revenue and reluctance to change.
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France
Italy
Spain
Great Britain
Huon
Germany
Style and Fashion Farce Finds Cork Buoyancy Twist
A quirky carnival of quotes runs through the page with fashion talk by Mr Suddenroll and a cork buoyancy claim. Wrigley Spearmint ads urge digestion aid while a scientist notes a distinct odor of gold. A rant on genuine Russ Blue and thrift ends with a sly jab at stinginess.
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