Financial Ways That Are Dark in the Choate Shadow
The late Joseph Choate warned on bankers methods used on railroads in a Chicago and Alton case where a banker's reorganization turned a blue ribbon line into a faltering property. Dawes Young and Mitchell testimony before a senate committee reveal tangled reparations plans and a swindle, urging ongoing investigations to expose big moneyed interests and reform standards to end such practices. It notes tragic disillusionment as investigations proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Choate
England
Chicago and Alton
Chicago
Aiton
Rembrandt
General Dawes
Owen D. Young
Senate
Insull
Dawes
Young
Pagoda
Mr. Young
Charles E. Mitchell
Teels
Salvaging Youth of America
The House should approve the Senate backed $22 million army bill funding emergency citizens military training camps for 88,000 jobless youths. The plan aims to rescue wandering youths, reduce hitchhiking, and instill government fundamentals and duties of citizenship at a cost of $250 per trainee. These camps would set a model for broader programs nationwide.
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House of Representatives
Senate
House
Johnson
California
Cobra
Diary of a modern Pepys in a bustling New York day
A fragmented 20th century column recalls social circles in New York with mentions of Joan Crawford, Lucile Pugh, Julia Hoyt, Buzette Newsome, and industry figures like Carl Laemmle. The author mocks a faker, notes fashion sightings, and reflects on celebrity culture amid daily life, ending with a closing author tag.
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New York
Pepys
Bultan
Steve
Burt Brodys
Quarlie Towne
Marc Connolly
Clare Brokaw
George Jann Nathan
Paul White
Lee
Charles Butterworth
Peter Arno
Reno
London
Marl Benhams
Listen World By Elsie Robinson
Public domain style essay urging readers to protect themselves like a business. It argues that personal rights, happiness, and self respect require proactive care and safeguards against others. It compares life to a competitive market and stresses individual responsibility for well being. Copyright 1981 by King Fran Syn.
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Ny King Fran
Tobin-Wright-Lambert Sitk ticket completed in San Antonio
Definite announcement names Paul Gleffler as the fifth man on the Tobin Wright Lambert Sitk ticket and confirms Frank Bush for commissioner of taxation. The piece notes a 30 cent level for cotton and reports a severe hailstorm causing substantial property damage across San Antonio areas West End Alamo Heights Laurel Heights Tobin Hill with roofs broken windows and shattered greenhouse coverings.
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Paul Gleffler
Thean Antonio Trades Council
Tobin-Wright-Lambert
Frank Bush‘ck
Eee
San Antonio
West End
Alanio Heights
Laurel Heights
Tobin Will
Tumor Cases By Royal 5 Copeland MD
A New York Academy of Medicine exhibit on Von Recklinghausen's disease explains its benign and malignant tumor forms. Nodules appear under skin, on scalp, or all over the body, growing slowly and sometimes spreading. treatment ranges from simple removal under local anesthesia to X ray or radium in advanced cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Academy of Medicine
von Recklinghausen
von Reck- Mnghauaen
Wy King
I Remember When I Visited San Antonio in 1904
Layton Yann recounts a childhood trip to San Antonio in 1904. He recalls registering at the Manger Hotel, planning an early visit to the Alamo, stealing a fragment of the wall, and an odd encounter with a sidewalk cigar stand vendor. The piece blends memory and tall tale with period details.
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Layton Yann
Boyalon
San Antonio
McKinley
Manger Hotel
The
Alamo
Natal
Anmenns
Toran
Etiquette Question on Visits to a Young Man’s Home
A reader asks about proper etiquette for a girl spending weekends at her young man’s house when his mother or sister hosts. The reply notes social conventions vary and visits require careful observance of rules, with emphasis on courtesy and appropriate hosting in such homes.
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Buzette Newsome
Atlantic City
Charles Danz Gibson
Newsome
Wes
Jay Burg
Amile
Olsate Lothus
Miss de Peyeter
Fatal Blow A One Sided Match
A dramatic scene depicts the death of Ernie Schaaf after a boxing match against a much larger opponent. The article argues the fatal blow was not the sole cause and condemns unsafe matchmaking, urging pre fight medical checks and stricter controls on oversized opponents to prevent such tragedies.
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Schaaf
David
Goliath
Akmana
Aiza
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Salvaging Youth of America
Hatlo
Michael Romanoff
Goody
Hotel Ansonia
Lucile Pugh
Miss Pugh
Julia Hoyt
Richard Bennett
Buddy Roger
Walter Chrysler
Walter Jr
Gwen Davis
Bunk
Will A. Hays
Francis Lederer
Glenn Anders
Tom
Millard
White Beaver
Carl Laemmle
Ove
Tennessee
Odd McIntyre
McNnucht Eyn., Jr
Elsie Robinson
Tim
DR. Tna
Praruaky
Chamber of Commerce
Rataing
Aio
Royal 5
Copeland, M. D
Etiquette
Kathryn DE Peyster
Ernie Shaaf
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