Gould Family Rail empire and downfall in growth era
A historical profile of the Gould family railroads from Jay Gould’s will to George Gould’s leadership. It traces the empire from Detroit to Ogden, Missouri Pacific, Western Pacific, New York Elevated, and Western Union, noting internal strife, Wall Street politics, Harriman clashes, and eventual decline. It concludes that personal traits of the Goulds—indecision, distrust, and overreliance on family perquisites—undermined their railroad power.
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Jay Gould
George J
George
Edwin
Howard
Helen Gould
Frank
Anna
Frank Gould
Helen
Detroit
Ogden
Utah
Chicago
Omaha
St. Louis
Kansas City
New Orleans
el Paso
Missouri Pacific
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Pueblo
Rockies
Denver and
Rio Grande
Salt Lake City
Western Pacific
Utah Capital
San Francisco
Iron Mountain
Texas Pacific
Southwest
Goulds
New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Wall Street
George Gould
Gould
Edith Kingdon
Financial District
Europe
Ramsay
Wabash
Edwin Gould
Gould Roads
Howard Gould
Count Boni de Castellane
Western Union
American Telephone Company
Harriman-Kuhn-Loeb- Rockefeller
Union Pacific Railroad
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific
Harriman
C. P. Huntington
Southern Pacific
Huntington
Denver
Toledo
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Gibraltar
Pittsburg
Erie
Maryland
Equitable Life
Pennsylvania Railroad
A. J. Cassatt
The
Wabash- Pittsburg
Western Maryland
James Speyer
Speyer and Company
Kuhn, Loeb and Company
B. F. Bush
Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief and Lasting Cure
The notice touts Dr. J. D. Kelloge's Asthma Remedy as a powerful solution for asthma attacks described as a thief in the night. It claims relief comes after one trial and urges persistence for permanent results, warning to take no substitute.
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J. D. Kelloge
Suffragist Anger Over Window Smashing Plagues Debate
The Aberdeen Free Press criticizes suffragists for a wave of protests including window smashing in London. It argues such acts will not coerce votes and urges patience until a Reform Bill offers a clear path, warning against reckless tactics that harden opposition.
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Egypt
Pharoah
Israel
West End
London
W.S.P.U
Hoodoo of the Hope Diamond Returns to Public View
After years retired the Hope diamond reappeared at a reception for the Russian ambassador hosted by Mr and Mrs E B McLean of New York. Mrs McLean wore it as a pendant defying the curse while the couple faced past financial scandal over the $220000 purchase from Cartier and the threat of legal action. The McLeans are parents of a famed fortune heir known as the billionaire baby and the piece’s reputation continues to haunt their history.
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E. B. McLean
New York
Cartier
McLeans
Washington Guides
John R. McLean
Thomas F. Walsh
Belief in Love Among Chinese Aims at Pragmatic Marriage
Ng Poon Chew argues in the Chinese Annual that Chinese view love as a cold, philosophical force and treat marriage as a businesslike, rational arrangement. He asserts couples choose partners through calculation, avoiding sentimental passion, and credits this approach with stability despite Cupid’s risks.
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Ng Poon Chew
Cupid
Mothers Learn of Worm Trouble and Exterminator Remedy
Mothers can detect when children are troubled with worms and quickly apply the best remedy, Mother Graves Worm Exterminator, promising swift relief and safety for youngsters.
How Swans Live Matrimonial Habits Revealed
March brings swan nesting along the Fleet. Females build conical nests while males gather materials. Males parade past the nest in a swan language, sometimes courting other nests and provoking deadly battles. Nests house four to twelve eggs with both parents sharing incubation. The male remains faithful to one mate until cygnets are independent.
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Roumania
Anniversary of the pocket hand kerchief’s form
A curiously observed anniversary notes the square handkerchief origin after Marie Antoinette suggested the change at Trianon and Louis XVI decreed in January 1786 that handkerchief length equal breadth. The revolutionaries spared this royal decree despite other disruptions.
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Trianon
Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI
Modesty and the Male View on Female Social Norms
The author argues feminine modesty is a male construct and that true modesty stems from men. He claims women imitate male restraint and would expose more in public but for social conventions. A natural modesty exists in men, while women's is a protective pose tied to context and propriety.
Balloon Reaches 18.9 Mile Altitude In South Dakota
A sounding balloon launched by Mt. Weather Observatory in Huron on September 1 1910 attained 18.9 miles above sea level. It surpasses the previous 18 mile record set by a balloon at Uccle Belgium on November 5 1908.
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Huron
South Dakota
Mt. Weather Observatory
Mother Earth
Ueccle
Belgium
Bickle’s Anti-Consumptive Syrup Promises Cough Relief
The ad claims the syrup will subdue a cough quickly when taken as directed and cites many pleased customers as witnesses. It invites readers to join the benefited users at a price of 25 cents.
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China
Tan
Aberdeen Free Press
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