The Dead Croesus Alfred Belt the billionaire miner of South Africa
Alfred Belt who died Monday was the world’s wealthiest mine owner, with a fortune commonly cited near one billion dollars. He built the De Beers diamond empire, organized the South African diamond industry, and expanded into gold, copper, and global holdings. He lived in London, kept a quiet profile, and valued discipline, art, and music over publicity.
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Alfred Bell
South Africa
Barney Burnato
Cecil Rhodes
King Solomon's
Chicago Record-Herald
Beit
Wome
Bell
Belt
Bert
London
Barney Barna
Mr. Belt
Alfred Belt
Ceci Rhodes
Rhodes
Young Bert
Hamburg
Kimberley
Marvel
Orange River
Diamond Trust
Barney Barnata
Roth
Barnata
Griqualand
Barnate
de Beers
Rholes
Wernher, Belt & Co
Johannesburg
Rand Mines, Limited
Rhodesia
Transvaal
Rett
South America
Siberia
Korea
Oneida
Martpown
California
Hearst
Anaconda
Butte, Mont
Mexico
Chile
Portugal
Beil
England
Bett
Land Sale in Maury County by Goodloe decree
J M Goodloe vs J P Goodloe et al chancery sale to highest bidder August 13 1906 at 12 noon at Columbia Court House. Dabney M Goodloe farm about 200 acres in old 13th district bounded by Jones Conner Goodloe Granbery BE Hoge and J Bingham. Sale subject to W J Lancaster rent 1906. Six twelve and eighteen month credits with interest notes required. A N Akin clerk and master.
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J. P. Goodloe
Chancery Court
Columbia
Tennessee
Court House
Maury County
Tenn
Dabney M. Goodloe
Jones and Conner
Goodloe and Granbery
BE. Hoge
J. Bingham
W. J. Lancaster
Tlen
A.N. Akin
Aged Financier Russell Sage Dies Suddenly at Cedarcroft
New York July 22 Russell Sage veteran financier died suddenly at his Lawrence L. I summer home Cedarcroft of heart failure linked to old age ailments. He would have turned 90 on August 4 and funeral rites were set for First Presbyterian Church West Forty-second Street with interment in Troy. Executorship given to Mrs Sage and her brother Col Slocum.
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New York
Russell Sage
Cedarcroft
Lawrence
Sage
First Presbyterian Church
West Forty-second Street
Mr. Sage
Troy
Mrs. Sage
Col. Slocum
Nestor
Verona
Oneida County
Elisha
Pendense Sage
Connecticut
Hale
Henry
la Crosse Railroad Company
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Grant & Ward
Cumberland Loyalists Meet in Nashville Conference
A gathering of Cumberland Presbyterian Church loyalists convened Friday at the Tu lane Hotel in Nashville. Attendees included Judge William Reister of Branaville Indiana, Possell of Columbia, A Havyon of Jasper editor of the Cumberland Banner, J N Parker of Dyersburg, and Judge W B Clark of Clarksville.
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Tulane Hotel
Loyalists
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
William Reister
Branaville
Ind
Oh, Possell
Columbia
A. Havyon
Jasper
The
Cumberland Banner
J. N. Parker
Dyersburg
W. B. Clark
Clarksville
Pittsburg Millionaires Circulation Fight Ends Quietly
Secretary Shaw calls for broader use of five dollar bills amid dispute over who should circulate the currency. Chicago Record Herald reports the push seeks wider acceptance beyond banks and merchants.
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Giame
Shooting Scrape and Town News From North Main
A drinking quarrel at a country store led to a shooting incident as Boshears drew threats at Hicks family before Hicks fired. Boshears was arrested for disorderly conduct, bonded, then rearrested for drunkenness. Community members attended James Howard’s burial at McCains. Numerous local notices follow, including travel, visits, and job moves involving residents from Florence to Rockgate and Columbia, with brief mentions of dates and places. A Kentucky tilters factory drive and local fruit shipments are noted along with a rattlesnake fishing anecdote and a one pound fourteen ounce exhibit weigh-in.
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Boshears
G. W. Hicks
Hicks
James Howard
McCains
Woods
Fette
Louisville
T. R Vetter
North Main Street
Henry Blackburn
Decatur
Nell Weaver
Hopkins
Rockgate
Joan Rahm, Sr
Nanhville
J. Frierson
Camilla Alford
Wayne
Elizabeth Powell
Emma Ricketts
Florescs Marinetay
Helen McMillin
Moncey
White Sulphur Springs
J. R. Thompson
Thanpeonsville
Hay Long College
Virgie Sherrod
Julia Wartet
Columbia
Stars
Lawhesesburg
JE. Anserson
Mra
Lem Thompson
D. Patterson
Gregory
Adams
Birmingham
Ala
Mund Burns
English
Chas, Berry
Pittsburg
Tex
Joe English
Geo. Henderson
Roland Frick
Ralph Matthews
Wash Long
Bailey Springs
Clark
Boston
Diviner
Munglay
Enthusiastic Union Service at Pimbyterian Church
Sunday evening religious services at Pimbyterian Church featured a lively Christian Endeavor Society meeting led by Lanier. Members showed strong interest, received committee duties, and projected hopeful prospects for the group's future impact and spiritual benefit.
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Pimbyterian
Christian Endeavor Society
Lanier
A Bird's Eye View on Roosevelt Nomination Hints
Bird 8 and Coler express surprise at William J. Bryan being nominated at the next Democratic convention. The Houston Fuet wires a brief political reaction noting skepticism about Bryan's prospects and the potential for Roosevelt’s influence shaping the party's future.
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Coler
Mr. Roosevelt
William J. Bryan
Houston Fuet
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