Millionaire David Ranken Builds Endowment for Trades School
David Ranken Jr born in Ireland lives frugally above a St Louis grocery, donating his estimated $3,000,000 estate to a technical trades school he founded with a $600,000 endowment. He retains control, serving as financial guide with $3,000 annual income, while trustees oversee investments and school directions.
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Louis
Aug. C
Tita City
David Ranken, Jr
Tenth Street
Washington Avenue
Technical Trades School
Ranken
Boystown
County
Londonderry
Ireland
Belfast
St. Louis
Fi Street
Wainwright Building
Board of Trustees
L. D. Dozier
Rolla Wells
Walker Hill
Frederick, Biseman
Julius Pitsman
John F. Lee
F. H. Bacon
A Raken
Ranken Trades School
Benefaction Commentary on Education Burden Reported
Fragment discusses a benefaction and argues that a classical education proved a burden rather than a benefit with scattered terms and prices mentioned. The ad continues with contact details for G. S. Oliver via phone 574.
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G. S. Oliver
Rockefeller Arrested for Auto Speeding in Suburb
South Euclid constable Bilkey arrested John D Rockefeller on a charge of speeding a motor car. Rockefeller was summoned to appear at 10 A M tomorrow before Justice J W Dean. The offense occurred Thursday but Bilkey only learned yesterday who owned the car that sped beyond twenty miles per hour.
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Cleveland
Bilkex
South Euclid
Jno. D. Rockefeller
Visitors In Town Stir Up Porch Light Brightness
A fragment notes visitors in town causing porch lights to burn brighter while referencing Sherman and Brighton. The garbled text mentions Cheyenne and an event on Enamoring at Sherman O6.
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Brighton
Cheyenne
Crops Drive Outlook in Finance Says Henry Clews
New York August 9 Crops will govern business and finances for weeks ahead says Henry Clews. Corn shows promise of a record yield while cotton remains weak and wheat looks average. Farm value of cereal crops near 2 billion dollars, led by corn which supports national prosperity. Political tensions and a market rebound accompany cautious optimism about rates and credit conditions.
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New York
Henry
Clews
West
Fror Washington
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
I¢ng
Nouere
Pittsburg Man Dies With Three Wives Living
Pittsburg reports the death of Janigg Kilgore a locally known man. He left three wives still living within a close community and children from the first and third wives had learned of the relationship. The article notes the unusual family arrangement and long standing familiarity in the area.
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Pittsburg
Pitteburg
Janigg Kilgore
Sysae
Beo
Woman Healed After Nine Years Bedridden in Brooklyn
Mrs. Joseph Ott of 32 Patchen Avenue Brooklyn had been crippled and bedridden for nine years after kidney and spinal conditions and unsuccessful surgeries. A dream inspired a ritual with a St Anne relic ribbon and oil, after which she walked across a room and later attended church, astonishing her family. Doctor Bodkin notes natural causes possible but calls the improvement remarkable.
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New York
Farox
Brooklyn
Anne
Joseph Ott
No. 32
Patchen Avenue
Sho
St. Ann's Church
Gold
Front
Hem
Woman Weds Dying Man Inherits One Third of Million
In New York a woman who married a dying man is set to receive a share of his estate totaling one third of a million dollars. The deceased, known as "Big Jim" Kennedy, built success with his clubs in New York and Chicago.
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New York
Big Jim" Kennedy
Chicago
Dead Mates of Nation Meet in Springs
Colorado Springs hosts a national gathering as 400 to 500 delegates attend a meeting in the city. The group represents diverse segments of the nation, convening to discuss broad topics and cooperative efforts.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
The
United
Deaf Congress Opens Ninth Annual Meeting Here
States England Austria and Canada participate as the third World’s Congress of the Deaf begins under the National Association. George W. Weditz of this city serves as president of the national association.
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States
England
Austria
Canada
Congress of the Deaf
National Association
George W. Weditz
Baby Kidnapped by Father at Mountain Lodge
In Cloudcroft New Mexico R Hall a New York stock broker abducted his infant from beside his wife Faith McCormick Hall at the Cloudcroft lodge. The couple had separated in El Paso over trivial quarrels and Hall fled with the child after attempting reconciliation. Faith Hall pursued on horseback but could not stop him.
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el Paso
Texas
Cloudcroft Lodge
Cloudcroft
N. M
R. & Hall
New York
Faith McCormick Hall
Hall
Cincinnati
Halil
Ioudorem
Courts Begin Proceedings Over Child Custody in El Paso and Cincinnati
Attorneys in El Paso and Cincinnati initiate legal action to determine custody of the child, seeking court orders and standard protective measures as the case progresses. Proceedings focus on guardianship and parental rights with both sides presenting evidence and witness testimony.
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Neys
el Paso
Cincinnati
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