Speculation And Reckless Son Bring Ruin In Milwaukee
Frank G Bigelow head of Milwaukee's First National Bank becomes a self confessed defaulter to the tune of millions amid the May wheat corner. His son Gordon faces involvement as losses mount, directors pledge funds to save the bank, and Chicago bankers aid with a million while the public reels from the financial disaster.
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First National Bank of Milwaukee
Frank G. Bigelow
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Chicago
First National Bank
Bigelow
Astor Street
Wall Street
Gordon Bigelow
Gates
John W. Gates
National Electric Company
Grand Rapids Edison Company
S. W. Watkins
Broadhead
One National Bank
Milwau- Sonn
Bach Aeelee
el Ieee
Second Ward Savings Bank
Mil- Waukce
Marine National Bank
National City Bank
New York
National Bank of Commerce
New Works
Ocala
National Park Bank
Caroline Watkins
Kann
E. B. Williams
Broadhead Estate
Pittsburg
McKenna Process Comanche Mining & Smelting
Chicago Highland Association
National Bank
Atlanta
Fond du Lac Bank
Zion Furnace Company
Ashlane Company
Northwestern Iron Company
Shedeabuh Uate Steesenseeet
Camp Real Estate
Milwaukee Iron Works
J. L. Gates’ Land Company
Bankers’ National Association
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Milwaukee Trust Company
North American Company
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association
Milwaukee Club
Deutscher Athletic Club
Charles F. Pfister
Pfister
Henry Goll
Goll
William Bigelow
Brothers of
Milwaukee Clearing House
American Bankers’ Association
Waldorf-Astoria
New York City
Robert Louis Stevenson
Middle West
The Golden Plover: A World Traveling Bird
Ernest Harold Baynes details the annual pilgrimage of the golden plover. The bird winters in Argentina and summers in the Arctic regions, flying about 16 000 miles yearly. It crosses oceans, deserts, and continents from North America to South America and back, nesting in mossy Arctic grounds and returning via Labrador and the Antilles.
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South America
Arctic Circle
San Francisco
New York
Atlantic
Florida
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Peru
Ecuador
Gulf of Panama
Guatemala
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Canada
Labrador
Nova Scotia
Antilles
Patagonia
Ernest Harold Baynes
South Bound
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Deshier
Deshiler
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Ottawa
Columbus Grove
Sidney
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Dayton
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Wwe
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Amam
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Eseeeerees
Piqua
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Sidne
Asceee Savenceeess
Brisk
Eeceteree
Eees Eeee
Bus Grove
Leipsichc
Deshler Wee
Edwards
Tage Yaar
Resurrection lesson and appearances in John 20
The article outlines the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday AD 30, his 40 day appearances, and the ascension from the Mount of Olives. It cites scripture parallels and offers practical points about Mary Magdalene, the disciples in the upper room, and the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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Christ
Calvary
Jerusalem
Galilee
Mount of Olives
Bethany
Mary
Magdala
Mary Magdalene
Jesus
Rabboni
God
Mark
Peter
Emmaus
Church of Christ
Nobel Will to Science Bequest Brings Prize Hope
Alfred Bernad Nobel left about $10 million for science and peace causes to be awarded annually in five categories. The prize for peace actions may honor Congressman Bartholdt of St. Louis for his interparliamentary work and efforts toward reconvening The Hague conference, with a potential prize of $35,000.
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Nobel
Congressman Bartholdt
St. Louis
Mr. Bartholdt
Roosevelt
Bartholdt
Mr. Bartholdi
Wittenberg Express An Old Woman’s Wheelbarrow Route
An elderly cheerful woman in Germany wheeled a light barrow loaded with parcels along roads near Wittenberg. She made ten mile trips three or four times a week to earn a small fee, supporting herself and two invalid daughters through steady work she enjoyed.
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Wittenburg
Germany
Gerrish
St. Nicholas
Wittenberg
Light intensity variation near seashore and street
A camera note states that on a bright day the light at the seashore is 18 000 times stronger and on the sunny side of a street 5 000 times stronger than in ordinary shaded rooms of a city home.
American Nobel Prize Awarded Marking Achievement
An American figure receives a Nobel prize noted for significant scientific or literary contribution. The announcement highlights the award’s prestige and the individual’s impact within their field and nation.
Fox cubs mistaken for foxes sparking worries
The London Daily Mail warns that illicit import of foreign fox cubs risks misidentification by buyers. Wolves and jackals are sometimes sold as foxes in their cub stage, explaining past sheep worrying incidents in England.
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England
London Daily, Mail
Miss Death Undergoes Appendectomy in Philadelphia
Miss Death, daughter of an undertaker, was brought to a German hospital in Philadelphia for an appendectomy. Surgeon Dr Frank Hackett Dye led the operation. Afterward two nurses cared for her, Miss Payne by day and Miss Grone by night. The patient recovered quickly.
Home Sarcophagus in Padiham Man’s Cigarette Coffin
In Padiham England Howarth a householder owns a wall paper made of 14000 cigarette packets all from one brand. If he smoked them all himself it would be fitting that he surround himself with his own coffin.
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Padiham
England
Howarth
Breakable Provokes Moral Debate at Town Exchange
In Town Topics a quarrel unfolds as Mrs Bakebeans tells Minerva the waitress she must pay for a breakage. The reply centers on pricing the commandments per piece, highlighting a local exchange over restitution and ethics.
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Minerva
Stark Mad. Lawyer and Physician Quip on Certifying Insanity
In a courtroom exchange a lawyer presses a physician about certifying a woman as insane. The physician replies he asked her age and she claimed to be two years old, highlighting the comic absurdity in the sanity evaluation.
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Stark
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