Millionaires rise on Wall Street and cotton surge
A survey notes a flood of new millionaires after the stock rally since 1907. Prominent figures include Edwin Hawley and Frank Vanderlip, with gains across United States Steel, Union Pacific, and rail lines. Cotton speculator Eugene G. Scales in Dallas leads a southern wave, while brokers, bankers, and planters blend into a new plutocracy emerging in New York hotels and society registries.
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New York
America
Pittsburg
United States Steel
Steel
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Pacific
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Southern Pacific
Baltimore & Ohio
Atlantic Coast Line
Ilinois Central
Great Northern
Standard Oil
Hawley
Edwin Hawley
Wall Street
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
Chesapeake & Ohio
the Treasury
Vanderlip
Washington
Scott
Richmond
Robert Fleming
Wabash
Rock Island
Frank A. Munsey
Patten
Eugene G. Scales
Dallas
Tex
Scales
Mr. Sully
Sully
Fergus Reid
Norfolk, Va
Morris H. Rothschild
Woodville
Miss
William P. Brown
New Orleans
Louis S. Berg
Mississippi
Berg
Newport
Bar Harbor
Books of Social Registry
Cotton
Air travel prompts property rights clash and safety concerns
An Aero club member in New York proposes condemning air routes for public use to avoid trespass on private property while owners seek assurance that strolling on private grounds won’t invite casual air traffic. A Florida east coast storm caused heavy property damage but few casualties, and a NYC sewer explosion linked to a discarded cigar prompts warnings on gasoline dangers and fuel safety.
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The
Aero Club
New York
New York City
Railroads Lead Fall Plowing in New Wheat Country
The railways appear to be the only fall plowing activity in the new wheat country of northwestern Canada. Snow, though early, is not an evil visitation. it contributes to soil fertility.
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Wheat Country
Canada
Minister’s remark on ideal woman and the hat on head
A Chicago minister discusses the ideal woman noting that too often a ten dollar hat sits on a ten cent head. He adds this condition is like death and taxes, not limited by sex age or status.
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Chicago
A Good Cough Mixture Advised For Quick Relief
An advertised cough remedy claims to break up a cold in twenty four hours. The formula combines glycerine Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure and whisky in a large bottle to cure any curable cough. Virgin Oil of Pine is produced in Leach Chemical laboratories Cincinnati Ohio.
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Leach Chemical
Cincinnati
Mrs Blivens Chases Scandal But Spitzenfest Already Knows
A sharp exchange overheard as Mrs Blivens complains that every time a new scandal surfaces she rushes to tell Mrs Spitzenfest who already knows every detail, exposing a clash over gossip.
A Nurse Praises Dean's Kidney Pills
Mrs Minnie Turner of Ane Darko Oklahoma, a nurse, credits Dean's Kidney Pills with reversing a run-down condition marked by backache, kidney pains, bloating, and fatigue. She reports rapid health improvement after five boxes and urges others to try the remedy sold at 50 cents per box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Minnie Turner
E. B. St
Anedarko
Okla
Seven Month Old Baby Sings Freedom Song
A seven months old baby provokes laughter as seven year old Harry cared for it during a visit. He wheeled the child in the library and sang Gee whiz I’m glad I’m free No wedding bells for me to express his cheerful mood during the family gathering.
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Harry
Present Work Builds A Strong Future
A concise dictum emphasizes that solid preparation today shapes tomorrow. It urges completing duties with care and foresight, tying present effort to future success and stability.
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North Pole
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