Governor Miller May Succeed E H Gary at Steel Firm
New York reports Elbert H Gary died of heart trouble at age around eighty one. Nathan L Miller, former New York governor, is favored as next United States Steel chairman though others such as Du Pont Farrell Morrow and even President Coolidge are named in Wall Street speculation. Gary left a large fortune and holdings including 1,267 common and 1,895 preferred shares.
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New York
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Wheaton
Gary
Nathan L. Miller
Wall Street
Myron C. Taylor
Steel Corporation
Pierre S. du Pont
The
Gene
Elbert Gary
Northwestern University
Dupage County
Robert W. Campbell
Evanston
Ill
Earrnings
U S Plans to Aid Pools Jardine’s Recommendation
Secretary Jardine favors commodity stabilization pools run by farmers or marketing groups under the federal farm board. A revolving fund would back operations and loans to move surplus crops between years, preventing price depressions at harvest. Congress is receptive while the White House stance awaits.
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Washington
Federal Farm Board
Jardine
Coolidge
Postmaster dies saving mail in Burke fire
Burke Virginia postmaster J. J. Sangster sacrificed his life attempting to save valuable mail as the local post office burned. Burke officials and residents mourn a devoted public servant who perished in the blaze while performing a duty to protect correspondence and packages.
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Burke
J. J. Sangster
Annual Statement of School Treasurer Thornton Fractional Township
Joseph P. Mayer, Treasurer for Township No. 36, Range 15, East of the 3rd Principal Meridian in Cook County Illinois, files the annual statement for the fiscal year ending June 30 1927. The document records funds on hand at year start and end, receipts by source, and expenditures with purposes, sworn before Notary Fred Siegrist on July 17 1927.
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State of Illinois
Cook County
Joseph P. Mayer
Indian Workers Left Tools in Salt Mines
relics show Indian miners worked in Nevada salt caves near St. Thomas from 1000 B C to early Christian era. stone hammers yucca sandals nets corncobs preserved by salt. a carved basketmaker club echoes Pueblo origins. salt mine now exploited by a commercial firm and the puzzle of underground labor remains.
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Nevada
St. Thomas
World Eagerly Seeks Great Men's Letters
The piece discusses scholars chasing lost letters from Shakespeare and Musset. Shakespeare letters are deemed unlikely to exist as a neat packet, while Musset letters to the actress Rachel are sought, with researchers appealing for information on their whereabouts.
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William Shakespeare
Alfred de Musset
Youth seeks life path as city guide in Detroit News note
A youth confesses he has no trade or local ties and asks an editor for career advice. The Detroit News observes that many similar young men end up as sight seeing guides under local bosses.
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Detroit News
Sullivan Signs Autographs for Church Fair
John L. Sullivan, famed pugilist, agreed to autograph letters for a young girl selling them at a church fair. After many attempts ink-stained and pen-battered, he produced about twenty blotched but legible signatures and said he was glad to help for religion.
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R. F. Dibble
John L. Sullivan
John L
Sullivan
Pursuit of happiness in work and jobs
The Mobile Register argues happiness comes from liking and fitting the job. It cites Ford and the idea that real life thrill comes from work when one Gives the best effort and puts something of themselves into the task, linking job satisfaction to national achievement.
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Ford
America
Made Goldfish Popular in England by the Curas
Luigi Cura and his father popularized goldfish in England after arriving from Italy sixty years ago. They started by selling goldfish in London parlor windows, then expanded to tortoises. Their trade grew to about half a million goldfish and forty thousand tortoises passing through their hands in a year.
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England
Luigi Cura
Curas
London
Italy
Luigi
That Old Sex Problem
A compact aphorism notes gender roles and expectations. It contrasts a woman’s privilege to trust men to fix things with a man’s privilege to assume a woman can handle work he has done. The quotation reflects midcentury social commentary on labor and domestic duties.
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E. H. Gary
U. S. Steel Corporation
Old Home
U. S
Jardine’s
P. M
Thornton
Fred Siegrist
Notary Public
Teachers Pension Fund
iInterest
Ee Etree
John L.’s
Chicago
Soldiers’ Field
Grant Park Stadium
Herbe
Con
Lyon & Healy’s
Indiana Ave
Riverdale
Roseland
Buick Sales Co
Michigan Ave
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