Coupon Clipping Season on Wall Street Reveals Quiet Behemoth
A detailed portrait of Wall Street’s coupon clipping for bond interest shows the Mutual Life Insurance Company processing about 50 million dollars of bonds each January and July. Six clerks clip roughly 500 bonds per hour, aided by a 190 ton vault and a veteran cashier, as tickets worth millions are prepared for cashing and transfer.
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Wall Street
Life Insurance
Mutual Life
Mutual
William P. Sands
Sands
Bulding
Treasury Department
Grand Jury
Western Insurance
Ireland's industrial future hinges on American capital and flax growth
Thomas M. Hilliard argues industrial emancipation for Ireland beyond politics. He outlines plans to develop linen and flax in Ireland with outside capital, detailing a model village near Donaghcloney, and contrasts emigration with home-based employment. He asserts Ireland has abundant natural resources, large industries, and a need for enterprise to revive prosperity.
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Ireland
Thomas M. Hilliard
Waldorf-Astoria
Hilliard
America
Children of
Erin
The
Free
Hillerd
Belfast
New York
Australia
England
Mayo
Scotland
Russia
Donaghcloney
Lagan River
Mr. Hilliard
United States
Tien
Admiral Schley Episode Shows Wit in Naval Humor
A Brooklyn Navy Yard tale recalls Admiral Schley defusing a delegation of Sunday school teachers by ordering deckhands to dump a hogshead of beer bottles into the sea. The incident ends with Schley paying a modest sum for the mislaid bottles, while the crowd applauds his humor and leadership.
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Admiral Schley
Schley
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn
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