Peculiar Vocations For Riches In New York People
The article spotlights two unusual earners in New York. A young doctor specialized in nose reconstruction refuses a $500 Bar Harbor trip fee, preferring to stay in practice. he fills noses with paraffin after removing damaged bone. A second craftsman profits as a house wrecker, salvaging material from demolished homes as subway and bridge projects surge, turning wreckage into valuable assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Harbor
New York
Jay Gould
East River
Money in Tearing Down Houses
A wrecking operator visits a potential buyer, who seeks an old brownstone house for demolition. The buyer offers $500 sight unseen, expecting to raze it quickly, while the wrecker counters with a detailed appraisal of priceless interior features and a higher value when salvaged. The tale highlights the allure and hidden value in dismantled buildings.
Wreckage of a City and the Fall of a Marble Mansion
A nostalgic account recalls the destruction of William Astor and A T Stewart mansions on Thirty fourth Street at Fifth Avenue. The Waldorf Astoria site saw treasures looted by wreckers as Century Realty rises, while Manhattan and Democratic clubs gain and lose influence in the era of Tammany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirty-fourth
Fifth Avenue
William Astor
Astoria
Waldorf-Astoria
A. T. Stewart
America
Italy
Century Realty Company
Estate fever drives eastern land boom for elite figures
The piece traces how businessmen like Austin Corbin, Frank Jones, Richard Montgomery, and John D. Rockefeller amass large private preserves across the northeast. It notes buffaloes, moose, and bears on new estates, expanding game preserves, and the rising value of waterfront land from Tharchmont to Long Island. It compares estate speculation to stock margins on Wall Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Corbin
Long Island Railroad
Long Island
Croydon Mountain
N. I
Mr. Roosevelt
Corbin
Frank Jones
Brazil
Bear ‘Lop Mountain
Hartford
Conn
Richard Montgomery
Wall Street
Richfield Springs
N. Y
Whitney
Adirondacks
Rhode Island
W. C. Whitney
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Tarrytown
Tharchmont
Wealthy Estates Grow Vast as Homes Move to Country
An analysis notes a 1956 trend of mega country estates replacing city mansions among leading families. It cites the Stokes Shadowbrook 800 acres 80 rooms Whitneys 6000 acre Adirondacks holdings Mortons Ellerslie on the Hudson and Vanderbilts priced with ancestry questioned. It raises political implications of Seward Webb’s Vermont retreat.
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Clark
Carnegie
Newport
Stokes
Shadowbrook
Lenox
Whitney
October Mountain
Adirondacks
Long Island
Levi P. Morton
Ellerslie
Hudson
Fifth Avenue
Morton
Staten Island
New Brunswick
Seward Webb
Sherburne
New York
Owen Langdon
Reverse Line: The Credit Man of a Big Wholesale House
ABrooklyn Eagle quip notes a man who appears prosperous but downplays trust promotion. He is described as “the credit man” for a large wholesale house, implying he limits credit rather than promotes trust.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Treasury plan to inject 8.2 million into circulation
Secretary Shaw announces a plan to release 8.2 million dollars of treasury holdings to ease New York money stringency and aid the crop movement. Four million goes to national banks with free bonds, and 4.2 million funds October interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Shaw
Treasury
Treasury Department
Wall Street
United States Might Intervene in Haiti Crisis
Washington considers an ultimatum to Haitian factions by October 1 signaling possible US annexation if order is not restored. President Roosevelt fears European intervention and notes Monroe doctrine constraints while Moody prepares for action with support from senators. Oyster Bay conference to discuss next steps. Bridegroom Drowns Himself in Michigan After Lunacy Incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hayti
United States
Haiti
Roosevelt
State Department
Moody
Oyster Bay
Filipino Bandits Willed in Tayabas Province Hunt
Force of native constabulary pursuing the Rios band in Tayabas province Luzon has killed 18 bandits and captured 25. In Vienna a riot at Czeustochowa targets Jewish shops with 14 Jews and one gendarme killed. military called to restore order.
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Manila
Rios
Tayabas
Luzon
Vienna
Czeustochowa
Poland
Slowopolski
Fatal shooting by husband over alleged infidelity in Massachusetts
George Huber of New York shot and killed his wife near Great Barrington Massachusetts after discovering her with James Fearing at a public resort. The incident set off a fatal confrontation as authorities investigated the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
George Huber
New York
Great Barrington
Mass
James Fearing
Des Moines Roosevelts Iowa visit and state news highlights
Des Moines in September hosts Roosevelt tour with Gov. Cummins meeting him in Sioux City on September 23 and Des Moines on the 30th. Iowa officials discuss Ames presidency, agricultural advances, and continued military departments at state colleges. Also notes include German editors election and local university openings and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College At
Ames
James Wilson
Roosevelt
William M. Readshear
Wilson
Henry Wallace
Des Moines
Farmer
State Normal School
State University
War Department
Department
Owever
Cummins
Troosevelt
Sioux City
Denisom
Nebraska
Clarinda
Keokuk
Arion
Denison
Council Bluffs
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
Iowa State News Gen James A Williamson Dies at Jamestown
Gen James A Williamson a renowned Civil War veteran and early Keokuk county pioneer died in Jamestown Rhode Island at 70. He came to Iowa in 1845, practiced law in Des Moines after the war, built a large New York City practice later, and leaves a widow and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Greene
State Horticultural Society
National
Apple Growers’ Association
St. Louis
Iowa
New York
Mr. Greene
J. T. D. Fulmer
Des Moines
Judson Cramer
Cedar
E. D. Brigham
Sons of Veteran Memorial University
Mason City
Sons of Veterans
Syracuse
N. Y
National Memorial University
A. I. Sorter
Roosevelt
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Auditorium Park
Rathbone Sisters
Grand Lodge
PF. W. Porterfield
Atlantic
O. M. Gillette
Independence
John Springer
Town City
F. §. Kompson
Knoxville
KE. M. Hemmingway
Hampton
FE. S. Hopkins
Cedar Rapids
William Clark
Marshalltown
James A. Williamson
Jamestown
R. I
Williamson
Keokuk County
Sheriff Fatally Shot Sparks Reward Offer
Gov Cummins posted a 300 reward for the arrest and conviction of Ed Carnes after he shot Sheriff Strain of Monona County on September 1 at John Tipton farm two miles west of Whiting. Carnes, angered by a threshing crew dispute, fired a shotgun during an attempt to arrest him, fatally wounding Strain.
Weather and Crop Outlook from Washington Bureau Iowa Report
The weekly crop report notes a cooler than usual week with mostly clear skies. Oats show poor quality and heavy losses while spring wheat is in better shape but damaged. Corn progresses well though ripening is delayed by wet cold soil. Two thirds of crop may be safe by the 20th, with the rest needing ten more days. Fall apple crop is good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Weather Bureau
Iowa
Farmer Robbins End His Life Near Mederville
I. N. Robbins a 50 year old farmer near Mederville Clayton county shot himself, removing his head with a shotgun. He had nervous trouble and planned treatment in Elkador with a local doctor. His suicide appears linked to temporary insanity. He leaves a wife and one daughter.
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I. N. Robbins
Mederville
Clayton County
Elkador
Remsen mill official Nicholas Arens dies by suicide
Nicholas Arens who ran a Gehlen Milling branch at Remsen nine miles east of Le Mars shot himself through the heart. His office was found locked and later broken into, his lifeless body seated with a revolver in his hand. He was about 45, leaving a wife and large family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Arens
Remsen
le Mars
Gehlen Milling Company
Young Man Adjudged Insane After Attempted Ferguson Fire
Horace J. Cook, 18, son of J. I. Cook, a noted Independence attorney, was declared insane after a spree across the state. He wandered to Ferguson and tried to set the town ablaze before authorities arrested him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace J. Cook
J. I. Cook
Independence
Ferguson
Centennial Hotel in Afton Destroyed by Fire
The Centennial hotel, Union county’s oldest, burned down in Afton. A three story frame structure built in 1853, once known as the United States hotel and a stage station before rail travel. Loss about 8500 dollars with 2800 in insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Afton
United States
Brinegars Learn Son Charles Is Safe in West
Mr and Mrs C FE Brinegar of Thay er learn their 15 year old son Charles who was enticed away on August 20 is alive and says he is in the western part of the state among friends with steady work He left the tramp at the river when the man tried to force them to beg for both of them
Iowa State College Adds Prof P G Holden as Vice Dean
The Iowa Agricultural College at Ames hires Prof P G Holden of Bloomington Illinois as vice dean and professor of agronomy. Holden is a renowned expert in beet sugar cultivation and other agricultural topics joining the staff.
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New Clair
P. G. Holden
Bloomington
State Agricultural College of Iowa
Holden
Michigan Agricultural College
Ilinois Agricultural College
Corn Breeders’ Association of Illinois
Pekin Beer Sugar Company
Funk Bros
Ames
Cora
Iowa Agricultural College At
Til
Storm Strikes Albia and Hiteman Causing Widespread Damage
A tornado of Eyelonic character ripped through Albia and Hiteman destroying houses and barns, blowing chimneys, and severing telegraph and telephone lines, leaving extensive havoc in its wake.
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Albia
Hiteman
Electric railroad proposed from Dubuque to Cascade
A plan to build an electric railroad from Dubuque to Cascade is outlined. Local politics note a congressional nomination for George W. Cullison of Harlan by Ninth district Democrats.
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Dubuque
Cascade
George W. Cullison
Harlan
George Max
Bingham
Fort Dodge
Council Bluffs
Andrew Carnegie
C. H. McCready
Macedonia Implement. Company
William Horton
James Fleming
Washington
Merman Reeves
Shenandoah
G. Koons
Trenshaw
Clarinda
Delmonica
Menno Guengerich
George Guengerich
Washington Township
Lorenz Ettinger
Germany
Goodell
Paris
Secretary Wilson reports strong crop conditions across midwest
Secretary Wilson toured Nebraska Kansas Iowa Illinois Indiana and Ohio and said crops were abundant with a good corn crop already safe from frost. He noted record high ripening values potential for hundreds of millions of dollars' impact and praised the fine wheat and especially the grass crop. He predicted meat prices would rise then fall as feeders fatten and consume more beef.
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Washington
Wilson
West
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
United States
Dun and Co Weekly Review notes bursts of industrial activity
New York Sept 13 R G Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade reports output at a high point with many new factories and increased capacity. Transportation expansion boosts demand yet shippers and consumers face distress. Wheat stocks are low, frost fears loom over corn, failures rise to 205 in the U S and 22 in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Dun
United States
Canada
Double murder at Pierce farm shocks Nebraska town
Gottlieb Niegenfind shot and killed his former wife Anna Peters, mortally wounded her father Albert Breyer, and wounded Breyer’s wife. After fleeing, he assaulted Breyer’s sister in an apparent attempt. Peters had been divorced two years and Niegenfund had briefly returned to Pierce on Sunday.
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Pierce, Neb
Gottlieb Niegenfind
Anna Peters
Albert Breyer
Breyer
Niegenfund
Peter
Ena Breyer
Wife of Senator Stewart Killed in California Crash
Mrs. William M. Stewart wife of the Nevada senator died in an Alameda California auto crash Friday She was riding with Henry Foote and a young man named Taylor The machine struck a telegraph pole forcing Mrs Stewart against it causing fatal injuries Her home was in Washington DC.
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Stewart
San Francisco
William M. Stewart
United States
Nevada
Alameda
Cal
Henry Foote
Taylor
Washington, D. C
Oil Field Fire Wipes Ten Acres of Derricks
A Friday midnight blaze in northeast Beaumont oil field destroyed ten acres of derricks. Estimated damage runs around $200,000, a figure considered conservative by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Wages Advance for Wisconsin Central Shop Workers
Fond du Lac Wis Sept 13 The Wisconsin Central management has advanced the wages of all shop men from ten to thirty cents a day making pay for skilled mechanics 3 20 a day The advance was voluntary on the part of the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond du Lac
Wis
Wisconsin Central Management
Three Drowned At Indian Lake Near Manistique
In Manistique Michigan on September 10 Leroy Woodruff age 24 Walter Woodruff age 18 sons of a prominent farmer and William Tennant age 21 brother in law were drowned while fishing in Indian lake.
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Manistique
Mich
Leroy
Walter Woodruff
William Tennant
Indian Lake
Boies Nominated for Congress in Third District
Former Iowa governor Horace Boies of Waterloo wins Democratic nomination in Dubuque for Congress in the Third district facing Republican Speaker Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boies
Congress
Dubuque
Horace Boies
Waterloo
Hender
President appoints Bonaparte and Draper to Indian commissioners
The President selected Charles J. Bonaparte of Baltimore and Prof. Andrew S S Draper of Illinois to serve on the board of Indian commissioners with no salary. Also report from Owensboro Kentucky of Sept 12 AR freight wreck near there caused by a cow, killing engineer A G Hill and brakeman George Leamon.
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Washington
Charles J. Bonaparte
Baltimore
Andrew S.S. Draper
University of Illinois
Board of Indian Commissioners
Owensboro
Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis
A. G. Hill
George Leamon
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Donna
Saginaw
Charles B. Robson
Atlin, B. C
Phoebe Grant Stephens
Christen
Elsie Macomber
Clara Carleton
Haverhill
Mauss
Fore River
Quincy
Secretary of the Navy
Clara N. Carleton
Macomber
Carleton
Ico
Miss Macomber
State Agricultural College
A. B. Cummins
Josephiboeck
Staatz Anzieger
Col. Eiboeck
Elkader
Lafayette Young
Sibley
KE. B. W
Arthur Collins
Weewa
Iowa State News
Crop Outlook
Wilson Tella
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