Hoover wealth tale from Fortune’s scrutiny of early era gains
Fortune traces Herbert Hoovers rise from a $10,000 savings to vast mining wealth through Bewick Moreing and Burma Mines. It details transfers to British control, stock windfalls, and later sales from 1900 to 1918, totaling millions, with various promotions and consulting roles shaping his finances before his presidency.
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Hoover
Fortune
Herbert Hoover
Bureau of Mines
Chiba
Jehol
C. Algernon Moreing
China
Chihai
Real Start In Mining Co
Moreing
Herbert Yer
Bewick
Fsb
Ao BS
West Australia
Iss
Ofas
London
New York
Sanancisco
Burma
Mr. Sover
Forame
Rma
Burmanes, Railway and Smelting Comay
Burmaanes Ltd
Hese Mines
Theorthern
I. Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Newney
Vari Financial Promotions
Burma Mines
Intercontinental St
Ya Corporation Ltd
Yang
Burma Corp
Smith
Bishopsgate Syndicate, Ltd
Granville Mining Company
Yukon
Central Mining and Investment Company
Trinidad Oil Companies
Zinc Corporation
London Partnership
Bishopsgate Syndicate
Magazin
Zin Corporation
Russo-Asiatic Consolidated
Leland Stanford
California
Washington
Intercontinental Developmet Company
Striker threats prompt wide guard at railroad yards
July 25 1922 US deputy marshals with shotguns plus city policemen and extra sheriffs guarded local railroad yards following reports of striker demonstrations. One man reportedly fell into a slough and another was badly beaten. Lettie M Snyder and Earl Dale Hardwick wed at St Paul's church parsonage the night before. Coal supplies are exhausted with about 1000 tons sold and none incoming due to a railroad strike. Louis Chiverton saved Jack Ward from severe burns after clothes ignited from wood alcohol experiment. he smothered flames with grass and weeds.
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Lettie M. Snyder
Earl Dale Hardwick
St. Paul's Methodist Church
A. M. Jayne
Democratic state convention opens in city auditorium
July 25 1912 the democratic state convention was called to order by State Chairman N F Reed of Ottumwa in the city auditorium. Various social notes follow including two marriages Miss Anna Stoudt and Frank Weihe at the bride’s home and Miss Ida Florence Wardle with Douglas Robinson. Travel and local events round out the day with trips to Denver Salt Lake City and Yellowstone Park and a Rock Island special train carrying about 250 to Linn Junction for the EF lodge picnic in 1902.
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N. F. Reed
Ottumwa
Anna Stoudt
Frank Weihe
Charles W. Maggart
B. L. Wick
Denver
Salt Lake City
Yellowstone Park
Claire Dinwiddie
State Normal School
Valley City
N. C
Ida Florence Wardle
Douglas Robinson
J D. Wardle
E. Gr. Lockwood
Linn Junction
Rock Island
Carr
F A. Lyman
Spokane
Wash
West Points
Bert T. Jackson
Mackinac Island
Mary Smith
Bakersfield
Calif
CG. Fawcett
7 Store
Lois Thre
Chicago
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