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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1907
Page
3
In a London drawing room Lady Isabel plots to aid Laura Staunton by launching a misnamed antique shop. They discuss faked wares, dealers, and the balancing act of honesty, money, and ambition as Laura earns a salary while Isabel funds the venture.
In Philadelphia at Twenty-second and Walnut streets stands the white marble former home of George W. Childs. Once a premier social hub hosting Grant family and many presidents, emperors, and topranked figures, it later fell to vacancy and multiple owners before passing to the Arlington Hotel and later Weightman estate.
Leslie M. Shaw former secretary of the treasury becomes president of Carnegie Trust company New York replacing Charles C Dickinson who resigned Shaw took the post March 5 with a reported 25000 yearly salary Wall Street had hoped he would join a major bank or trust firm after retirement and he has been praised for his bold approach though critics accuse him of aiding Wall Street speculators through policy decisions while denying personal involvement in speculation.
A fox terrier and her two puppies live in the hollow trunk of an elm in Englewood Kansas City. The tree sits in the front yard along Blue Ridge road. Inside the hollow trunk at ground level an arched opening is covered by an old rug to keep out the cold. The dogs live there comfortably.
A traveler arrives in a South Dakota settlement and jokes about Native Americans appearing calm as schoolchildren. Amber Pete explains that after encounters with white settlers in the divorce colony, the Indians have adopted a more reserved stance.
William J. Flynn spoke with a New York reporter about a German burglar alarm. He recounted a thick-set man attempting to sell 400 burglar alarms to a hardware dealer, claiming to be a burglar rather than a manufacturer.
A New York mendicancy surge follows the abandonment of the mendicancy squad by Police Commissioner Bingham. The article details beggar classes, urban hotspots, and how native-born Americans comprise a large share of arrests. It also questions Rockefeller wealth reports contrasting with estimates.
The article cites Frederick Gates estimating John D. Rockefeller's income from 1897 to 1906 nearly matching his current fortune. Gates suggests about two fifths of Rockefeller’s wealth is in Standard Oil and three fifths in other ventures, with securities moved to family members. A friend says Rockefeller is an investor, not a speculator, placing income in gilt edge securities and holding substantial safety deposit space.
A New York City group plans a women’s club limited to native New Yorkers with monthly second Sunday guest evenings and third Friday business meetings at the Hotel Astor Longacre Square. The article notes the club’s aim to celebrate native identity amid a cosmopolitan city.
An English manager and a French maitre d hotel find Bellamy’s critiques largely accurate. They support his poultry remarks and warn that New York diners’ rush disrupts service and strains the kitchen, noting European dining standards would not tolerate such behavior.
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