Money isn’t everything in a lesson from a moldering tract
A mimeographed letter from Louis Lurie recounts 1923 Chicago financiers at Edgewater Beach Hotel and traces their later fates. He cites Charles Schwab Arthur Cutten Richard Whitney Albert Fall Jesse Livermore Leon Fraser Ivan Kreuger, noting they amassed wealth yet failed to learn how to live. The piece ends with a question to Tom Girdler about gifting Horatio Alger or a practical dungarees and Beachcomber’s Almanac.
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Charles Schwab
Arthur Cutten
New York Stock Exchange
Richard Whitney
Sing Sing
Albert Fall
Bear
Wall Street
Jesse Livermore
Bennington men jailed on apple theft charges after pleas
Three men were sentenced to 90 days in Bennington County Jail by Judge Collins M Graves after pleading guilty to stealing apples. A fourth man remains in jail on $200 bail after pleading not guilty.
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Bennington
Bennington County
Collins M. Graves
Bennington High School
Petersen case leak claims and DOJ tactics under fire
A column analyzes Deputy AG William Ruckelshaus rejection of Henry Petersen as leaker and questions DOJ conduct in the Agnew probe. It argues Petersen used tough tactics to pressure defendants, warns of immunity abuse, and urges full sworn testimony from involved lawyers. It warns about broader dangers of coercive prosecutorial methods.
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The
United States
William Ruckelshaus
Henry Petersen
Agnew
Petersen
Ruckelshaus
F.B.I
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Daniel Elisberg
Department of Justice
Elliot Richardson
Criminal Investigation Division
Buckleshaus
Mandel
Spiro Agnew
Robespierres
Retribution
John Connally
Ted Kennedy
Edmund Muskie
You
Letters to the Banner criticize voting petitions
A Letter to the Banner disputes a previous article about May vote petitions. The writer argues the piece misstates the petition’s aim, saying it seeks a return to the former election method rather than the original method, noting the original system yielded each town two representatives.
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Banner
Bennington district plan seeks town elections for reps
Lawrence E. Harrington of Bennington asserts a proposed return to town elected representatives for the regional union school district. The plan assigns counts by town, aims to satisfy one man one vote, and argues no court has ruled the plan illegal or unconstitutional, citing Vermont statutes and district history.
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Bennington
North Bennington
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Woodford
Vermont
Children and returnables in The Banner Oct 2
Article quotes Martin Johnson head of the state Environmental Agency asking children to send him post cards if they have trouble cashing in bottles and cans at grocery stores. The piece questions the agency’s use of children and hints at the agency’s character and motives.
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Martin Johnson
Montpelier
Johnson
Brooks
Campaign publicity and votes in Shaftsbury and Bennington
A concerned Shaftsbury grocer argues about election awareness and turnout in Shaftsbury and Bennington County, noting over 1500 votes in the last national election and urging contact with nonvoters. She critiques campaign reach, local notices, gas usage in campaigns, and distrust of larger political interests.
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Shaftsbury
Bennington County
WBTN
Col. Ayres
Manchester
Pownal
Commission
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Boston Harbor
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New York City
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Watergate Committee
John Mitchell
MAU
USA
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Wagon Wheel Woolens
Ben Wheel
North & Adams
Bennington, Vermont
Nichals
Doris L. Bahan
District Environmental Commission
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Harriet Gauthier
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