Morning Shave Tx: Bank Presidents Start Day in New York
A New President of Switzerland note is interwoven with a vivid scene of morning grooming in New York. The account visits James Stillman of National City Bank on East Fifty-sixth Street, James Stillman junior, and Mr Ryan on Fifth Avenue, detailing their morning rituals and fortunes while the barber notes Ryan’s sharp edge in business and generosity. The piece closes with a dairy milestone, reporting Guernsey Daily Bloom's record milk output, surpassing prior marks with 17,290 pounds for the year, owned by F A Ames of Boston.
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James T. Woodward
East Fifty-sixth Street
Mr. Woodward
Hanover National Bank
James Stillman
The
National City Bank
Sam
East Seventy-second Street
Joseph
Mr. Ryan
Ryan
Katy
Opaire
William CG. Rockfeller
New York
Guernsey
F. A. Ames
Boston
Millionaires tied to wiry facial hair says barber
Joseph Bischoil, a Wall Street barber, claims multimillionaires wake with wiry stiff whiskers and are hard to shave while average workers have soft facial hair. He counts Thomas F. Ryan and Vanderbilts among patrons, noting his 200000 dollar signature and daily 6 AM routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Bischol
Wall Street
Thomas F. Ryan
Bischoil
Silliman
Weedward
Rockefeiler
Vanderbilt
Tischoff
Finatcfal
Value of a Right Leg Stuns Jersey City Court Case
A New Jersey court heard a damages suit filed on behalf of a six year old boy over a missing right leg. Dr William Arlitz testified that with a cork or wooden prosthesis a boy can master use so well it remains undetected by casual observers. He said boys can play baseball ride bicycles and even walk a slack wire with practice, highlighting the leg’s value in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
William JJ. Arlitz
St. Francis Hosipital
Elr
Enit
Salt ing hoax hits European academic circle
Scientists faltered as a Marseilles island antiquities find was exposed as a hoax. Dr Capitan's initial paper on Egyptian artifacts sparked bold civilization theories before an elderly island resident admitted he bought the items from a curio dealer and planted them to attract excavations.
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Paris
Marseilles
Fire as a Society Event Described by a Female Reporter
A Kansas City fire report from Thirteenth Street describes a residence blaze at Mrs and Mrs Blank. The young society writer notes neighbors arriving by carriage, churchgoers still in dress, and firefighters in oilcloth coats with a unicornlike chief hat. The home was unoccupied. Mrs Blank wore a percale kimono and hair curled.
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Kansas City
Negdesha Sun
Society News
McParlan the man who broke up the Molly Maguires
James McParlan, a Pinkerton detective, infiltrated the Molly Maguires in Pennsylvania then aided federal efforts in Idaho. He earned fame by gathering enough evidence to indict and convict about 50 Mollies, with 11 hanged and 40 imprisoned, ending their terror. The 1870s saga linked Pennsylvania mining corruption to Idaho trials.
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Pennsylvania
Boise
Idaho
Philadelphia
Colorado
James McParlan
Molly Maguires
Harry Orchard
Mollies
Mallies
Cornelius Maguire
Ennigkillen
Pennsylvania Society
Moilies
Dumber
McParlan
Pinkertons
Chicago
Ireland
The
Pottsville
McKenna
Order
Als Division
Jim McKenna
Pinkerton
Lever
McFarlan
Prestowan
Partie
Blaod
Samel McParlan
James MecParlan
State Prison
Mollins
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Switzerland
Edward Miller
Forrer
Mischoff
Disehoi
Istand
Kaiser
Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Franz Josef Christian Olaf
Cecile of
Mecklenberg-Schwerin
Molly Maguire
Gowan
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and From Company
MecParlan
MccParlan
Esteam
Sone
Mourder
Dollee
Que
Anthy
Mollieg
Mibllies
James McKenna
James Ilan
Mellel AN
Pune
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