Rawn saga escalates as diamonds seal elite ascent
John Rawn, Texas born magnate, builds a vast Chicago operation with Grace and Laura in turmoil. Virginia Delaware, his stenographer, is drawn into a web of wealth, ambition, and a costly diamond purchase that deepens tensions at home and in the factory.
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John Rawn
Texas
Laura Johnson
St. Louis
Grace
Charles Halsey
Halsey
Rawn
Chicago
Virginia Delaware
Virginia
Delaware
New York
Mr. Rawn
Fortune hunt ends in a bold start for Rawn venture
John Rawn leads a pivotal meeting of the International Power Company directors as they endorse rapid development of a wireless power railway prototype. Halsey demonstrates the basic track and the group vows to press ahead despite labor troubles and secrecy. A telegram later delivers personal tragedy to Halsey.
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International Power Company
Rawn
New York
John Rawn
Mr. Rawn
Halsey
St. Louis
Ackerman
Fellows
Jim
Standley
In Proper Person at a GildedHotel Meeting
John Rawn observes a bustling hotel crowd as an impassioned political figure, a stocky ruddy leader, asserts uncompromising honesty and a right approach. Dissenting voices doubt a new movement while old-line politicians worry about upstarts and independence in politics.
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John Rawn
Rawn
Many industries in building on Fulton Street NYC
A single office structure on Fulton Street New York houses over two hundred separate trades. Inside are Amsterdam diamond cutters and polishers lapidaries, jewelers, a woman shoemaker with Wall Street bureaus, a detective agency, burnishers of metals, freelance writers, face cream makers, well borers, shirtmakers, doctors, perfumers, architects, real estate dealers, cigar and liquor merchants, and a leading firm in black diamonds used for deep earth boring.
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Fulton Street
New York
Amsterdam
Wall Street
Poultry House Plans With Incubator and Sprouting Space
Plans describe a 20 by 20 foot poultry cellar attached to a farm dwelling, housing four incubators with room for eight, shelving for eggs at 40 to 60 degrees, a damp sprouting area, and ventilation via small windows. Concrete floors and a central column support a first floor span of ten feet, with two foot wide stairs. A separate fattening pen layout, feed store, and crates storage are included.
Drought Lessons Emphasize Tillage and Seed Beds
A University of Illinois crop specialist notes that strong tillage and well prepared seed beds with surface mulch help conserve moisture in drought year. Alfalfa and soybeans stood up best, oats yield down about half, corn seen to drop one third to one half. farmers urged to plant alfalfa and soybeans for emergencies.
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University of Illinois
Illinois
Fire Chief Proposes Law To Curb Incendiary Fires
In a Coming Event feature Fire Chief Kenton cites New Yorks high yearly incendiary rate. He suggests a penny insurance premium above value might curb arson. A humorous exchange recalls Hulbertson as Jackson notes a recent fire while Hulbertson jokes about the next Sunday night incident.
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Kenton
New York
Hulbertson
Jackson
Suggestions for Handling Horse Rations
Guidance on feeding horses with crushed corn and cob meal. The cob fiber is hard to digest and can cause gastric colic unless fed with oats bran or oil meal to act as a laxative and balance digestion.
Spraying Proves Crucial For Fruit Quality
W L Howard of the University of Missouri reports orchard experiments across the state showing unsprayed fruit suffers heavy losses from diseases and insects. In Arkansas black apples 1.2 percent remained clean without spray versus 76.7 percent with spray. Missouri pippin yielded 2.1 percent clean fruit unsprayed compared with 88.5 percent sprayed.
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W. L. Howard
Department of Horticulture
University of Missouri
State of Missouri
Prof. Howard
Arkansas
Missouri
Raising Calves and Feeding for Growth
A dairy expert explains calf rearing from milk to porridge with oil meal and shorts, plus oats and bran, to improve milk yield. He cites a cow producing 5,180 pounds in 105 days and 4 pounds 12 ounces of butter in two days, and notes the value of winter feeding and proper meadow management for better gains.
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Hoard
Mint Growing in the West
Farmers with good land for peppermint will likely continue cultivation with reduced labor while renters and those in other ventures will drop the crop for the present. Capitalists hiring work may also withdraw from peppermint growing in the near term.
Most Profitable Feed For Growth In Hogs
The article argues that the feeding method yielding steady rapid growth is most profitable for hogs. It notes that pigs stunted early should not enter the breeding herd.
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Kelly Row
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Ignal
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Geptie
Charles S. Halsey
Charley
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