This Date in History Highlights Early Figures and Events
Dates and brief notes cover David Garrick’s stage end, Cambridge wins in the first university boat race, Pauline Cushman the Civil War spy born in New Orleans, Dorothea Dix’s nurse superintendent appointment, Richard Olney’s oath as Secretary of State, the Wright brothers receiving Taft medals, Hughes and Fairbanks GOP nomination, and conscientious objectors at San Antonio court martial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Garrick
Ford
Cambridge
Pauline Cushman
New Orleans
San Francisco
Dorothea L. Dix
Richard Olney
Massachusetts
Wright Brothers
Taft
Charles E. Hughes
Charles Warren Fairbanks
San Antonio
Texas
Girl stenographer sells half a million in life insurance
Miss Lide F. Laurence a 24 year old stenographer and private secretary at a cotton broker's Beaver street office wrote 65 policies on 45 lives totaling 560 500 in six months while maintaining full office duties. The life insurance agents protested claiming she should not hold a license without a full time commitment but Lawrence Priddy head of the agents association urged a rethink and said the industry was mistaken to restrict opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lide F. Laurence
Beaver Street
Laurence
Agents’ Association
Miss Laurence
Lawrence Priddy
Priddy
Remarkable Miss Laurence Surges To Million-Dollar Insurance Status
A profile of Miss Laurence praises her as a top agent, selling life insurance from Chattanooga to Canada and earning over $10,000 in six months. Colleagues, including Leo Stein, call her success unmatched for a woman, with aims to reach $2,000,000 in annual premiums. She plans to quit stenography to pursue full-time insurance work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence
Chattanooga
Canada
Freeport
L. I
Leo Stein
New York
Global cocaine production dominated by the United States share
About sixty percent of the world’s cocaine originates in the United States and related networks influence global supply. Authorities note major production hubs and cross border trafficking routes, with enforcement efforts targeting multiple regions and organizations.
Shivar Mineral Water Promises Rheumatism Relief
Advertises Shivar Mineral Water claiming to wash out rheumatism with a money back guarantee. States tasting good and priced at 8 tiie with delivery by Monroe agents from Monroe grocer Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Monroe Jrocer Ca
Hair Growth Free Recipe Notice From New York Firm
A New York businessman claims a hair growth method revived his own thinning hair after near total baldness at age 66 and offers a genuine reel free upon request. He invites men and women to test the creation chalko by mail with 10 stamps and provides John H. Brittain Bi Hot. Station A New York NY as the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John H. Brittain
Bi Hot
N. Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
Liberty Bonds
L. L. Smith
Phoenix Drug Store
DeSiard Street
A.B. Myatt
Public Accountant
Ouachita Abstrict Company
Bidy
Utley
Japan
America
Iron Safes
Cary Safe Company
R. C. Davis
Spring Str
Shreveport
Utley Paint Co
Perl
Utley Paints
Monroe Territory
Utley Paint & Wall Paper Company
North Grand St. Monroe
L.l.smith Cotton Broker
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
J. E. Lockwood
Yoommane
Miller Norrell & CO
Grammont and
Jackson
Abel’s
Tiffany's
U.S. Jewelry & Optical CO
Mount Ararat
N. Grand St
Dixie Bedding Co., Ltd
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