Consolidation scheme reshapes U S transport powerhouse
Eight corporate magnates convene at Market Square Church to discuss a sweeping plan led by Ed Allison to unify rail, food, fuel, textiles and more under a single Atlantic Pacific centered empire. Dalrymple resists, while Clark and others push toward stock market takeover as the group faces a new era of monopolistic ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison
A. L. Vance
United States Supplies Company
Standard Cereal Company
Eldridge Babbitt
Nation Dairy Products
Babbitt
United States
George Dalrymple
Arthur Grandin
Haverman
Babbitt’s National Dairy Products Consolidation
Clark's
Amalgamated Metals Constructive Company
Grandin
Union Fuel Company
Alaska
Pennsylvania
Taylor
American Textiles Company
Vance
Chisholm
Atlantic-Pacific
National Dairy Products Consolidation
Union Fuel
American Textiles
United States Supplies
Majestic Trust Company
United States of America
International Transportation Company
Joseph G. Clark
Hagerman
America
W. T. Chisholm
Sudan
Nile
Globe
New York
San Francisco
Dalrymple
Stock Exchange
Board of Trade
Transportation Department
Labbitt
Ephraim
Confrontation at the Boyd Household Over Miss Sargent
Reverend Smith Boyd frets over his conscience and irritability as his mother pushes him toward a visit with Miss Sargent. He contemplates leaving the house while Mrs Boyd presses for control, setting the stage for a family clash to unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Boyd
Ted
Miss Sargent
Gardener's Love of Soil and Honest Country Living
John Burroughs extols soil as priceless heritage from geologic time and laments soil neglect. He recalls clearing stony pasture with his father and viewing soil depth as a measure of progress, urging improvement of cleared land rather than more deforestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burroughs
Joln Burroughs
There Was a Difference In the Lobby Conversation
In a hotel lobby Congressman Wyatt Aiken recalls a story about Jones. Jones meets his friend Smith on a boulevard. They discuss the war weather automobiles and a newly bought machine. Jones notes speed depends on who is driving it, whether him or a country constable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speed
Wyatt Aiken
South Carolina
Jones
Smith
History and Men in a Great Work
A reflective line from Carlyle on universal history and the achievements of great men who contributed to a monumental work. The quote emphasizes the personal labor and character of those who built lasting projects.
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Carlyle
Optimistic Thought Through Difficulties We Obtain Free Dow
A brief optimistic note emphasizes finding freedom through challenges. It suggests perseverance leads to relief and a better outlook amid hardship.
Swamp Root Adverts Kidney Remedy and Tips
An advertisement extols Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root as a premier kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims wide success with a gentle vegetable formula and urges readers to buy bottles or request a sample by sending ten cents to Binghamton New York. Also mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and a safety motto anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Wedding Dress Funds Short for Higbie Invite
A friend admits to hocking his dress suit to buy wedding presents, missing the invitation for Higbie's wedding while signaling loyalty to a great friendship despite the shortage.
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Higbie
A Million Miles of Work
From 1905 to 1913 Carnegie Institution survey vessels logged 160000 miles, measuring magnetic elements every 175 miles. Land expeditions added 800000 miles and about 2500 stations were set. Combined, they traveled roughly one million miles, about forty times Earth's circumference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
Carnegie Institution
Missing Husband Found Under Carpet Roll
An elderly couple lives in a well furnished home. The wife calls for her husband and discovers he is resting in the parlor. She asks where he is and learns he is on the floor under a rolled up grand carpet. The revelation turns to shock and anguish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail
Vedder Court
Smith Boyd
Joseph
Husband's Sacrifice
Elihu Root cites a belief in self sacrifice during New York constitutional convention. He recalls Smith and his wife discussing the high cost of living and the need for a raise, with the wife offering to cook or eat out if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elihu Root
New York
Smith
John
Woman quits coffee finds health with Postum
A reader recalls lifelong coffee use and distress before switching to Postum Cereal and Instant Postum. She notes improved digestion, regular bowels, vanished chest pressure and headaches, and says no medicines were needed. Postum comes in two forms with similar taste and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Grorora
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George Randolph Chestir
Lillian Chester
Fred Goor
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Odie i Aera
Gall
Benth Boyd
Kiev
Jim Sargent
Susan
Market Square Church
Boyd
Cathedral Market Square
Hull
Gulf & Great Lakes
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