Jay Gould Timber Coup in Texas Timberlands
The passage recounts Jay Gould and a wealthy New Yorker buying vast Texas timber land. Agents purchased land at low prices from poor local owners, amassing over 400000 acres of timber land. The plan aimed at speculation, with forests likely left standing for decades.
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Carolinas
Texas
America
Rockies
Jay Gould
Gotham
Texas Pineries
Gould'a
Messrs. Gould
Mr. Bemis
Scotch Cheviot Suits Sold at $12 in New York Auction
A New York firm bought 500 Scotch Cheviot suits landed by auction after the ship carrying them failed en route. The suits, made from cloth imported for an Eastern manufacturer, are offered to customers at 12 dollars each, with styles in single or double breasted sacks cutaway and square, in tan brown grey blue and black, many mixtures and plaids.
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New York
Pittsburg
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TEE People's Store
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Smithfeld
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Ty A Row Company
Sveinmann's
Li Street
Wren
James H. Aiken & Co
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the People's Store
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Smithfield St
Seventh Avenue
Tifso
Stoughton Open
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Hood
Wilton
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Geo. W. Snaman
Federal ST
Allegheny City, PA
Cavanaugh & Gavin
Firth Ave
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Dongola
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Market
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Eice Ore
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Cleopatra
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Arthur Nikisch
Eugen D'Albert
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Old City Hall
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Ross
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Hotel Anderson Block
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Frants Hardman
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