Four Generations of River Men Race at Fernbank Island
The piece chronicles the Greene and Way families in a famed Ohio River steamboat race between the Tom Greene and Betsy Ann on a 30 mile course from Fernbank to Consy Island. Captains Tom B. Greene and Frederick Way Sr. recount river life through tales of boats, damming, and life aboard the Greenland.
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Tom Greene
Fernbankam
Consy Island
Tom B. Greene
Frederick ‘Way
Tom’ B. Gréene
Tom
Greene Lins
Memphis
Greene
Memoir of a river captain in Hyde Park and the Betsy Ann race
A first person reminiscence recounts years on the Greenland river then Hyde Park Cincinnati, schooling, and a life aboard the Tom Greene. The narrator, now captain, describes longing for the river, pursuit of the Tom and Betsy Ann race preface, with Capt Frederick Way credited for his Betsy performance and public sentiment shaping racing.
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Greenland
Chris
Hyde Park
Cincinnati
Hast High
Withrow
Tom Greene
Ohio State University
Ohio
Portsmouth
Charleston
Uves
Tom
Capt. Greene
Betsy Ann
Frederick Way
Das Hever
Market Woes Persist as Prices Fall and Liquidity Dims
Liquidation tests business strength as price declines in wheat cotton and staples deepen pessimism. Despite some improvements in capacity and policy rate cuts, manufacturing output drops with steel at 65 percent of capacity and auto sectors weakening. Foreign bond revival and mortgage funds hoped to spur revival amid low building activity and persistent excess inventories.
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REW
York
Businexs
Aporteman
Ohio River
New York Federal Reserve
Chicago
Bonda International
Wea
P. W. Dodge Corporation
Curve of activity in residential building rises in late
The curve of activity in residential building, long the weakest spot, has turned upward slightly. With still cheaper credit, hope remains it may climb further, though unemployment could retard gains. Andrew J. Eken of Barret Bros. and Eken, a leading construction firm, says building materials have fallen to a "bergen level" and labor has enormously improved after years of poor conditions.
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Andrew J. Eken
Barret Bros
Eken
Bergen
Progress on $4,000,000 Greenbrier Expansion
The Greenbrier hotel at White Sulphur Springs, costing over $4 million, is being rebuilt and enlarged to host more than 1,000 guests. A five story wing connects the existing structure with baths and pool, includes public living rooms, a new spring room, Peacock Alley promenade, and expands the ballroom into the wing, nearly a half mile long.
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Greenbrier
White Sulphur
Dew
Construction Adds Five Story Wing to Hotel Complex
A new wing rises at the south end of the building with a five story section and a two story portion. It houses an extended dining room, private dining and meeting rooms, and various public spaces. An auditorium for 200 will host sound pictures. Formal gardens and several port house apartments sit atop the main structure and wings.
Fragmentary note on Solarium and Airport Adjob
A damaged fragment mentions a solarium in being built and toy Pullman cars parked nearby. The Den built a large airport adjoining the area, described with unclear wording and rare details.
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Den
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Christopher
Gordon Greene
Nashville
Henry E. Bedford
Bedford
Chris Greene
Tom R. Greene
Shire
Point Pleasant
Mariette Manufacturing Company
BR. Greene
Bosti
Kanawha
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Detroit
Toledo
Cleveland
Canada
Chesapeake & Ohio
S. Spencer Moore Co
Capitol ST
Eisensmith
Perry Pnet
Ted
E. M. McCallister
Thomes
Ess Gett's
O. A. QeslParleath Hbrug Store
Ady
Greos
Grace
N & Cylinder
Akron
J. E. Ratliff
Charleston St
Capitol
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