Rockefeller Jr Speaks as Storm Darkens Pocantico Meeting
John D. Rockefeller Jr. addressed the Christian Endeavor Society at Pocantico Hills as a thunderstorm cut lights. Abbie Rockefeller distributed hymnbooks before the talk, and the couple greeted attendees after the service. A flashlight aided illumination during the collection.
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N. Y
Christian Endeavor Society
Pocantico Hills
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
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Market Review and Outlook for Stocks in 1916 Era
The article analyzes railroads and industrials moving up to a top, then retreating modestly, with a bear-market recovery pattern. It notes technical tops, profit-taking, and possible double tops, plus political factors from peace talks and the Republican convention shaping demand, tariffs, and market direction.
Hill Heir Arranges Ultra-Fast Sedative Run
Louis W. Hill orchestrated a Chicago to St Paul special train to fetch a rare sedative for James J. Hill as his father nears death. The 431 mile run in eight hours three minutes set new speed records for the line, delaying all traffic to grant priority to the Hill conveyance.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
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Chicago
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Thomas Shevlin
Minneapolis
Hill
Hill’s Rise Built on Steady Work and Bold Vision
The profile traces James J. Hill from a quiet era in St. Paul to Wall Street’s Blue Thursday and the Northern Pacific maneuvering. It highlights his early patience, stake in the St. Paul and Pacific, defiance of steamboat decline, and rapid ascent fueling a railway empire spanning 25,000 miles. It notes his Canadian birth, youthful drive, and a personal romance with Mary Mehegan at the Merchants' Hotel before a plotted marriage to Hachbache.
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Southern Pacific
Washington
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Inquiries on New England securities from Boston Post readers
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Boston Youth Earns LL M One Year Early
Harry B. London of 49 Allen Street, Boston, will attend commencement as the youngest in a law masters class. At 20 he will receive only a certificate, while peers including a Suffolk judge receive the LL M degree. He must wait until age 22 to obtain the official diploma. Born 1895 in Boston Navy, he entered Boston University Law School at 17 and won the Benton prize for an essay on Interstate Commerce at 18.
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William London
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James J Hill and Mary Mehegan marriage remembered
The Aug 20 1867 notice in the St Paul Daily Press recalls James J Hill's marriage to Mary Theresa Mehegan by Father Oster. It recounts her rise from poverty to wealth, her charitable nature, and her nine children, with emphasis on her frugal beginnings at 34 Canada Street and her influence on Hill's early railroad career.
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Mary Theresa Mehegan
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Mary Mehegan
Canada Street
Memorial Mass Notice at St Josephs Roxbury
Annual memorial mass for departed brothers at St Josephs Church Roxbury Circuit Street on Decoration Day Tuesday morning at 9 o clock. Rev Thomas I Fahey will celebrate. Relatives and friends urged to attend. All council brothers expected.
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Hee Ryan
Putnam St
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Warren St
Noddle Island
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Ida Inee Abrams
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Creston St
Cheever
Malden
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Salem St
Cunningham
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Mt. Pleasant Ave
Bainbridge St
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Charles A
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Maloney
Simon Curry
Park Drive
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Everett
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N. H
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Vineland St
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Dorchester
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John H. Hartnett
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Killeen
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Revere
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Axel Youngren
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