The Newest Wizard of Finance Perkins of Morgan & Co
George W. Perkins, a young financier from J. P. Morgan & Co., rose from office boy to senior staff through diligence. His career included a Russian loan, a crucial German insurance negotiations, and a pivotal role in Morgan’s plans, attracting attention from President McKinley and shaping Wall Street’s perception of him.
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Steel Trust
Louisville & Nashville
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
Perkins
Wallstreet
Bulls and Bears
Financial
Wall Street
J.pierpont Morgan
New York Life Insurance Company
John A. McCall
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Europe
United States
Germany
Morgan
McKinley
Mr. Perkins
New York Tribune
From Heiress to Restaurant Waitress Story of Margaret Payson
Margaret Payson, once promised riches after John Payson’s death, finds speculation exhausted her fate. Untrained for labor, she fails at music and dance, then takes a serving job at Table No 10. She endures tears and fatigue, becoming a skilled waitress while Leon Ware recalls her former social standing, until a day of collapse arrives.
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John Payson
Margaret
Pupila
Leon Ware
Hospital Rose and Quiet Wedding Unite Margaret Payson
Leon Ware helps the ill Margaret Payson after a restaurant incident. A note with the word hospital leads to her treatment and convalescence in a hospital where a flower and the diamond ring mark his patient care. A quiet wedding follows and the couple embarks on a honeymoon abroad.
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Margaret
Leon Ware
Mr. Ware
Leon
Hoosierisms and Oddities From the Hoosier State
Hoosier notes describe Billy Finch a Hope raised horse sold in New York for 6200 to H EK Bloodgood. Idaville rises from ashes Ambrose Summerfruit of Morristown. A Spencer druggist seeks 10000 pounds of ginseng and yellow root. Quirky gags on chiggers water cure cigarettes peaches and a brief arrest of Marshal Jones with Honey fleeing town.
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Billy Finch
Hope
New York
H. EK. Bloodgood
Spencer
Frank Honey
St. Paul
Rushville
Marshal Jones
Honey
Queer marital tangle lit up in Brooklyn court
In Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Marean heard a complex case involving two men and one woman. Mrs. Birdina C. Long or Boyes, previously married to Albert O. Long, reportedly believed Long dead after his disappearance. She later wed Charles W. Boyes, who sought annulment upon learning Long was alive. Long also filed for divorce on grounds of the wife’s cohabitation with Boyes. The judge adjourned the cases at counsel’s request.
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New York
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Marean
Birdina C. Long
Boyes
Albert O. Long
Long
Breakneck Harvest in Buusun Valley Fruits Break Records
May 10 report from Buellson area notes trees bending under heavy fruit. Thinning will be necessary to manage the unprecedented yield. Officials expect the greatest harvest in the history of the Buusun valley despite weathered conditions.
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Suisun’ Valley
Buisun
Cal
Buisun Valley
Will
Erie Sieur
Will. Desin
Mon
Molders at Toronto convention push apprentice limits
At the international convention in Toronto from July 7 to 12, delegates discuss apprentices and business agents support. A proposal to reduce apprentices per seven workers was defeated earlier. Indiana unions press for lower apprentice ratios and funding for agents under 1,000 members. Delegates from Machinery molders and molding machine operators attend. Labor issues include strike rulings, union organizing by engineers, ice cream vendors, and a Labor temple fund levy. Proceedings note ongoing hotel work, fund totals, and local activity through Labor Day.
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Vention
Toronto
International
Indianapolis
Anderson
Molders’ Union
George Gunery
Brook Ellis
August Sommers
Henry Silvey
George Custer
Senator Quay Illness Linked to Treated Sausage Aged Musicians Mention
Philadelphia May 10 A report by Dr H C Stiefel of the Pure Food Commission ties Senator Quay's illness to chemically treated sausage containing sulphite of soda. Authorities plan suits against Pittsburg dealers supplying beef from western packers. A Fayetteville Ark prodigy is noted for throat produced double notes, avoiding public performances.
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Senator Quay
H. C. Stiefel
Pure Food Commission
Quay
Pure Food Commissioner
Pittsburg
Whistling Prodigy Ben Scott Stuns Joplin Musician
In Joplin Missouri on May 10 a 16 year old boy named Ben Scott amazed a prominent local musician by whistling a popular tune with soprano and alto tones as clear as a bird. The shy youth, wearing overalls, drew the musician into a shop but could not immediately respond to praise.
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Joplin
Ben Scott
Main St
Scott
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Royal Baking Powder CO
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Meti
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Margaret Payson
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Idaville
Ambrose Summerfruit
Morristown
Sam Malone
Dana
Molders
The
Ironworkers’ International
Central Labor Union
Brown-Ketcham Iron Works
Hetherington & Berner
Mitchell
Fort Wayne
Machinists' Union
Labor Temple Fund
Claypool
Labor Temple Committee
Labor Day Committee
Feltman
E. F. Gould
Women’s International Union Laber League
Peoria
E.F. Gould
Mitchell, Ind
Matt Quay
Philadelphia
Duce
Fayetteville
Ark
EAU DE
Repute
FD. F
Johann Maris Farina
Farina
Cologne
L.S Ayres &Co
North Alin
Rink
Cioa
Bed Bug
E. 8. Wells
Jersey City, N. J
U.S.A
Brighton
W.O. W
Wonder of the World For
Crone
Indiana
Drs. Jkennedy & Keagan S
Meridian St
Ind
Park
Sonoma
Holden Comedy CO
Wacey
Denver Express
Eleanor Hospital For Children
English’s Opera House
John O’brien
Big St
Batty
Wire Cymnanta
Holloway
Eee Dumitrescu
Ong Deaenneen
Nelson
International Resows
Earl
Orner
Washington
Pennsylvania
Grout
Immigration
Texas
Louisiana
Southern Pacific
Southern Pacific Company
W. H. Connor
P. R.y
E. Fouthast
Cincinnati
West Washington Street
National Furniture CO
Jersey
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