Frail Lad to Inherit Vast Riches of Merchant Prince
Special to the Sus Chicago December 15 Chief interest centers on Marshall Field II grandson of Chicago merchant prince Marshall Field. After the tragic death of his father Marshall Field Jr from a gun discharge the boy is seen as a possible heir to the Field fortune. The elder founder’s generosity and fairness are expected to shape provisions for field family siblings and others.
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Sus
Chicago
Marshall Field II
Marshall Fild
Maraball Field, Jr
Bos
Mr. Field
Henry
Gwendolyn
Wealthy Field Heiress and His Empire of Industry
A profile of Marshall Field and the vast reach of his wealth detailing his 9,009 employees across two stores, extensive railroad holdings, and global business ventures. The piece highlights Field's immense fortune, his grandson and heir, the boy’s fragile health after a near fatal horse accident, and the future hopes for the vast mercantile empire. It notes Field's stature as a major stockholder, the Chicago and New York railroad holdings, large granite estates, and extensive transportation and manufacturing networks connected to the family wealth.
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Mr. Field
Mr Field
Fabulou
American
Europe
Turkey
South America
Tyr
Alaska
Siberia
Africa
China
Croesus
Netr
Leutenants
George Gould
John Jacob Antor
Choate
Pittsfield
Maye
Aurgeone
New York
Vic
Hic
Chicago Street Railways
Hin
Young Field
Prairie Ave
Marshall Field
Chicago
Raz
Passeases
Chicaxa
Woman attacked and hair suspended during home robbery
Special to the 4 Frostburg Md Dec 15 Mrs Wilam Gerlach woke to two men entering her kitchen They seized her by the throat held a butcher knife threatened her life and struck her When she could not produce money they knocked her down again A passerby saw the robbers flee and her husband found her unconscious with hair wrapped in a water splint and her body partly in bed northbound miners' wife injuries deemed serious.
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Frostburg
Wilam Gerlach
Tle
Nealth
Mr. Gerlach
Inet
London Coroner Urges Law On Reusing Prescriptions
A London coroner warned a law should ban reusing medical prescriptions. He said medicines once helpful may become deadly when taken by individuals with changed health conditions.
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London
Paper made matches and Carrie Nation in St Louis
The article notes paper matches dipped in wax or glycerine to resist unrolling, with phosphorus coated lengths. Carrie Nation visits St Louis en route to Minneapolis and refuses a meeting with Miss Cousins after a bellboy comment. It also mentions New England families storing coffins at home a century ago.
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Carrie
Carrle Nation
St. Louis
Phovtie
Nation
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Washington St
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Rubens
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Rubens’ Shop
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Standard Coal & Mining Co
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