Rockefeller’s New Nickels and Golf Add Zest to Life
In Tarrytown John D. Rockefeller, the world’s richest man, gifts brand new nickels to everyone he meets and continues his daily golf routine on his private nine hole course. A one armed prospector from Briarcliff notes his steady score of 42 on a round, while guards and attendants watch the 11 o’clock ritual at hole No. 8 near the estate gate.
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Rockefeller
Arthur Lyons
Briarcliff Lodge Club
John D
Cornelius Woelfkin
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Martha A. Jamison
Pittsburg
Tarrytown
Sisters of Mercy
John D. Rockefeller
John B
Houuse
American girl defies arranged marriage in Italian community
Sixteen year old Janet di Giore in Chicago rejects her father's choice Joseph Siciliano. She tells Judge Schulman she will wed by consent in America and is fined 206 dollars for breaking the peace. The court notes she hopes a suitable suitor may come later.
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Chicago
Janet di Giore
Janet
Papa di Giore
Papa
Joseph Siciliano
America
Stoery
Schulman
Industry commentary shows gradual gains across sectors
The report notes steady improvement in clothing and leather while most lines show little change. Transportation and consumer goods demand rise with traveling salesmen reporting buyer interest and Sears Roebuck noting improving mail order sales.
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Sears-Roebuck Company
Wallace
Pan-Pacific press conference planned to foster Pacific relations
During Journalism Week at the University of Missouri plans were discussed to organize a Pan Pacific press conference to meet yearly. The conference would begin at the World Press Congress in Honolulu next October with one day for organization talks. It aims to improve US Japan and other Pacific country relations through cooperative journalism and shared editorial policy.
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Columbia MO
Pacific Ocean
University of Missouri
Walter Williams
School of Journalism
World Press Congress
Honolulu
United States
Japan
Wil
Bernstorff Honored With Nobular Cigar Name
Berlin June 18 Count von Bernstorff once German ambassador to the United States has reached peak fame a nobular priced cigar now bears his name reflecting his prominence as a public figure.
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Berlin
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Auction Sells Cecile Sorel Caricature in Paris for 1000
The caricature of actress Cecile Sorel used in her damages suit sold at auction in Paris for 1000 francs. The original buyer had acquired it for 380 francs, with proceeds to aid the poor in Paris.
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Paris
Mademoiselle Cecile Sorel
Paris Boulevards Laid Out Under Louis VII
The famous boulevards of Paris were laid out during the reign of Louis VII. This historic urban development shaped expansion and city planning in medieval Paris.
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Paris
Louis
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Bureau of Markets
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