Rise of a Power Magnate from Small Town to Corporate King
In a sprawling narrative, John Rawn grows from a St Louis clerk to Chicago’s International Power Company president. He plans a vast Mississippi dam and a second current venture. Graceful Virginia Delaware becomes his stenographer as Rawn pivots from field experiments to a high powered corporate life.
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Joan Rawn Ia
Texas
Laura Johnson
St. Louis
Grace
Charles Halsey
Charles
John Rawn
Rawn
Tam
Charten
Mr. Rawn
Halsey
Mary
Able Company
Hal
Young Halsey
Mir. Rawn
Jacob
Rachel
Kelly Row
Great Cort
Henry Warfield Standley
1. D. A. Railway Co
Rawns
Haleey
Theodosius Ackesmap
Standley
Rane
John Rant
Uice
International Power Company
Chicago
Virginia Delaware
Mr. Raw
Laura Rawn
John
Acenery
New York
Graystone Hall
John Rawa
Stornes
Miss Delaware
How He Acquired Black Eye
A street car conversation features a man claiming to be an auto mobilist who explains how a black eye arose from a lamp post collision and later from a farmer's chick theft. The tale shifts to praise for Emily Bronte and Chesterton, noting Chesterton’s admiration for Bronte and a witty aside about writing style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Bronte
Chesterton
Indiana Livestock Breeders Convention at Purdue January 15
The Indiana Live Stock Breeders association will hold its tenth annual convention at Purdue's livestock judging pavilion in Lafayette on January 15. The program includes board meetings, addresses by Warren T. McFay and Prof. W W Smith, cattle and horse judging, and talks on the live stock situation. Reorganization of the state board of accounts will discharge about 40 field examiners, saving nearly $100,000 yearly. Dyers and Cleaners of Evansville plan their sixth annual convention January 19-21 at the New Vendome. Republican district conventions to select delegates are set for February 10 with a state committee meeting February 12 in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Live Stock Breeders’ Association
Purdue University
Lafayette
Warren T. McFay
Kentland
W. W. Smith
School of Agriculture
C. E. Bradjute
Nenia
Indiana
WII
State Board
Gilbert H. Hendren
State Board of Accounts
Hendren
Ralston
O'Brien
Board of Accounts
Mr. Hendren
State Department
Hendre
Dyers
Evansville
Indiana State Association of Dyers and Cleanere
New Vendome Hotel
Benjamin Bosse
State Association
G. A. Sehaal
Terre Haute
C.o R. Morrell
C. F E. Gregg
Walter Ehlers
L.P. Kletdere
Army
Karl Karstadt
Fred A. Sims
Claypool
Indiana Linncum League
Princeton
Linton
New Albany
Greensburg
Cambridge City
Muncie
Spencer
Pike
Gibson
Davies
Greene
Knox
Martin
Monroe
Owen
Sullivan
Morgan
Clark
Crawford
Dubois
Floyd
Harrison
Orange
Perry
Scott
Washington
Lawrence
Bartholomew
Brown
Dearborn
Decatur
Jackson
Ohio
Ripley
Switzerland
Jefferson
Johnson
Jennings
Clay
Hendricks
Parke
Putnam
Vermilion
Vigo
Fayette
Franklin
Hancock
Henry
Rush
Shelby
Union
Wayne
Marion County
Adams
Delaware
Jay
Madison
Randolph
Wells
Boone
Carroll
Clinton
Fountain
Hamilton
Howard
Montgomery
Topton
Benton
Jasper
Lake
Newton
Porter
Tippecanoe
Warren
White
Laporte
Marshall
St. Joseph
Starke
Excen Vanderburg
Marion
Alle
A. H. Vestal
Anderson
George Lilly
Governor Ralston Misses Welcome Address at Indiana Tax Conference
Other duties prevented Governor Ralston from delivering the welcome address at the thirteenth annual conference of the state board of tax commissioners and county assessors in the Indiana Statehouse chamber. Eben H. Wolcott, a Republican tax board member, spoke on the need for equalizing Indiana tax valuations before the county assessors.
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Ralston
State Board of Tax Commissioners
House of Representatives
Statehouse
Indianapola
Eben H. Wolcott
State Tax Board
Indiana
Appoints District Vice Presidents for Indiana Associations
Joseph Bruns of New Albany named district vice presidents for Indiana Local Fire Insurance Agents. The list includes Evansville, Vincennes, New Albany, Lawrenceburg, Terre Haute, Rushville, Indianapolis, Muncie, Frankfort, Monticello, Hartford City, Kendallville, and Mishawaka. An executive committee and grievance committee members are listed with cities. A second item notes 20 tons of stored stock food in Logansport deemed worthless by State Deputy Food Inspector Tucker, costing Camden resident Henry Sensenbaugh over 4000 dollars. garage proprietors were urged to sell to pay storage dues.
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Joseph Bruns
New Albany
Indiana Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents
Indiana
A. G. Greene
Evansville
H. J. Hidenour
Vincennes
W.G. Harrison
Anthony Hasamer
Lawrenceburg
H. M. Smith
Terre Haute
R.F. Scudder
Rushville
Fred Gregory
Indianapols
George W. Duke
Kokomo
C. H. Fitch
Fort Wayne
J. E. McHenry
Wabagh
J. W. Kirkpatrick
Muncie
Albert FE. Uhl
Indianapolis
Thomas Hutchinson
J. C. Hishop
South Hend
C. A. Welsert
Tucker
Loganaport
Henry Sensenbaugh
Camden
Sensenhaugh
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JNU
Emerson Hougt
Emerson Mough
Chcago
Misa Delaware
Wenth
Weick
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