Big Loan Without Security In Gerrit Smith Case
Eyewitness account recalls John Jacob Astor lending Gerrit Smith $300000 on the promise of a mortgage bond. The lender accepted Smith’s word as security, later receiving the official mortgages after a missed transmission, illustrating Astor’s typical insistence on tangible security.
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John J. Astor
Gerrit Smith
John Jacob Astor
Roscoe Conkling
United States Senate
Serry Smith
Judge Davis
New York State
Smith
New
Jefferson Davis
Fortress Monroe
Mr. Smith
New York
Mr. Astor
Peterboro
N. Y
E. J. Edwards
William A Camp and the New York Clearing House
The article recalls William A Camp who led the New York Clearing House association from 1870 to 1894. A small bright-eyed man with a grizzled beard, he stood as a colorful figure in New York finance and described the Clearing House as the nation’s great clearing center, processing much of U S commerce via drafts and checks.
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William A. Camp
New York Clearing House Association
Httle
Lfe
Camp
New York
Clearing House Association
Clearing House
Great
Clearing House of
United States
Fields Story of Hawthorne Manuscript Rescue
James T. Fields, Boston publisher and Atlantic Monthly editor, recalls rescuing Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter manuscript from a Salem drawer. He describes the book’s uncertain start, rapid jury of sales, and Hawthorne’s lasting fame, with notes on his publishing era and early printing practices.
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James T. Fields
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Boston
Longfellow
Hawthorne
Emerson
Holmes
Whittier
Lowell
Tennyson and
Browning
England
Fields
Atlantic Monthly
Europe
Atlantic
Salem
Castor
E. J. Edwards
Freak Home Run Bunt Mystery In Muddy St Paul Game
In a muddied Minneapolis St Paul clash Andy Oyler tucked a ball in his bat and sprinted for home. The ball stuck in the mud at the plate after contact, producing a controversial out of the ordinary homer that stood as the winning run.
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Minneapolis
Mlinneapolis
Andy Oyler
Oyler
St. Paul
Fitile Osler
Andy
Bing
Pitcher Lew Moren All In with Reds
Pitcher Lew Moren of the Cincinnati Reds has not pitched all season and will not. He follows Bonesetter Reese who warned him a pitching return would ruin his arm. Moren plans one final strong season in 1912 before retiring after next year. He will train in Mexico from December 26 until reporting day.
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Lew Moren
Cincinnati Reds
Moren
Reese
Mexico
Reds
Sheckard as Cubs successor sparks Reds trade talk
Pitched as a possible Cubs to Reds exchange, veteran James T. Sheckard is proposed as a stalwart infield and leader to replaceern chieftain Tinker or Evers. The Cincinnati club is pressed to find a suitable manager from top circles, with Sheckard seen as a strong but unlikely fit.
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Cincinnati Ball Club
Tinker
Evers
Chicago
Joe
John
James T. Sheckard
Cub
Cubs
Sheckard
Ray
Rieds
Wm. Phelan
Cincinnati Times-Star
Cincinnati
Reds
Matchelss
Sagacity
Ginger
Tip
Texas man kills mountain lion with pocket knife
Juan Morales, a Texas man, killed a mountain lion with a pocket knife after the animal fatally mauled his three year old child. Morales, wounded in the arm, returned home to find the beast on the boy’s corpse. he stabbed the lion with his open blade until it died.
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Texas
Juan Morales
Morales
Big Sisters Society Aids Work Of Jewish Women
The Big Sisters Society in New York gathers working women to devote time to assist less fortunate sisters, mirroring the Big Brothers movement among Jewish communities. The group engages volunteers prepared to sacrifice leisure for service.
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Big Sisters and Brothers
Big Sisters Society
New York
Big Brothers
Southpaws in Demand
Fred Lake of the St. Louis Browns advises mothers to have left handed boys born. He notes southpaws are in high demand in baseball and urges parental consideration of handedness.
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Fred Lake
St. Louis Browns
All Star Lineups Clash in Jennings and Dooin Picks
Charley Dopin selects an alternate big league team challenging Jennings choices. The lists feature prominent players like Lajoie Tinker Schulte Baker Marquard Brown and Magee across N L and A L positions. The debate centers on stronger rosters and potential head to head outcomes.
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Dooin
Gibson
Pittsburg
N. L
Thomas
Philadelphia
A. L
Archer
Chicago
Brown
Marquard
New York
Tinker
Baker
Doolin
Phila
Richt Field
Murphy
Clarke
Schulte
Jackson
Cleve
Hughey Jennings
Charley Dopin
Philadelphia Nationals
Jennings
Baseball rumors and player moves spark training season chatter
The piece surveys upcoming season talk across clubs with Hal Chase praising Vern Gregg of Cleveland as a top southpaw while Mickey Fitzgerald returns to bolster outfield depth for the Flight ers. Amby McConnell to many clubs. Clark Griffith’s Reds fate debated. Joe Jackson’s hitting streak noted along with Romine’s strikeout records and other roster shifts.
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Cleveland
Jack Sheridan
Hal Chase
Vern Gregg
Mickey Fitzgerald
Sioux City
Flightauners
Amby McConnell
Amby
Ed Reulbach
Clark Griffith
Reds
Jemon
Tweedie Dee
Tweedie-Dum
A Athletics
A Athletics and Umpty-Dee and Umpty-Um
Giants
Joe Jackson
Jack Powell
Romine
Maysville
Davy Jones
Philadelphia
Tigers
Jones
Boston Crittc
Bill Carrigan
Jack Thoney
Joey Berger
Pueblo
White Sox
Cincinnati
Griffith
Mike Doolan
Phillies
Steubenville
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W. A. Camp
New York Clearing House
Zenas Colburn
West
Homer
Little
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Bresnazhan
St. L
Dogin
Johnson
Washington
Bender
Philaadelphia CA. L
Chase
Eee Collins
Ay Dee Bush
Detroit
CA. L
Nuke Magee
Saeee
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