Market Rigging Alleged In St Louis Southern Battle
Bowman fears his scheme to control the St Louis Southern by stock movements. Carruth reports a rigged market with 230,000 shares in play, as denials fail and a high closing price ensues amid brokered buys. Bowman orders a bid to repurchase and braces for a fight.
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Miliiong
Newport
Carruth
Bowman
St. Louis Southern
Mississippi Central
Pierce
St. Louis Post
Bears
St. Louis
Treasury
Paris
Mistah Bowman
Mistah Carruth
Ofa
St. Louie
Delyer
Frank
Joseph W. Barr
Willis, Barr & Og
Barr
T. Loulg
Ques
Barr and Bowman's Railroad Corner Disaster
In a tense stock manipulation scene Barr and Bowman's schemes drive St Louis Southern shares to grotesque highs and lows. Barr borrows stock through Barr & Co to corner the market while Bowman gains control of key holdings, ending with Martin & Co arranging a sale and Barr's reluctant mercy. A presidential assurance halts the squeeze and signals the road's fate.
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St. Louis
Barr
Chicago
Carruth
Bowman
Exchange
Great Northern Pacific
Shorts
St. Louis Southern
London
John Willis
Barr & Co
Old Trinity
W. P. Martin & Co
St. Louis Southern Railroad
Martin & Co
Western Road
Hill
Martin
Ttle
Street & Smith
War Talk Sparks Village Quip in Odd Encounter
In a corner grocery chat Eph Walters jokes of a potential war between America and China. A newcomer, a widower with blended family tales, replies that his wife plans to be a grasp widow again, claiming her eloquent gift and leaving him uninterested in foreign conflict.
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America
China
Eph
Walters
Caesar Question Echoes Through Small Town Talk
Quirky dialogue hints at local curiosity about Caesar. Maudie asks about the name while Mayme stumbles through unclear words. The fragment suggests everyday chatter and social ties in a tight community.
Sunlight as Health Agent Against Tuberculosis
The article asserts sun exposure and clean air combat disease, noting that a health register kept for 12 years in Paris shows overcrowding and poor sanitation matter less than sunlight absence. It contrasts old sunny homes with fewer TB cases to new, costly apartments lacking light and air, urging turning up shades to let rays flood rooms.
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Parle
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