Plunger and His Vanishing Pyramids of Stocks
An in depth look at market speculators known as plungers and their risky pyramids built on margin in steel and other stocks. It traces famous cases like Lawson and Keene, explains how margins multiply losses when the bull market ends, and notes the fate of insiders relying on inside information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Mr. Perkins
Morgan’s
Gary
Steel Trust
Rockefeller
Kings of
Finance
Wall Street
Lawson
Boston
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil
Amalgamated Copper Company
New York
Keene
Rogers
Amalgamated
Amalgamated Flotation
Secretan Copper Syndicate
Paris
France
Market Place
Mr. Keene
Morgans
Chicago
Black Sea
Leiter
John Gates
Cates
Gates
Wisconsin
The Learned German Boy In Civil War Hospital
German boy about 16 named Dumpy enlisted as a Pennsylvania volunteer and was slightly wounded. Maj McDowell teased him about his old fashioned German hat causing laughter among comrades in the hospital with the boy trying to say remove the helmet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Denker
Pennsylvania
Dumpy
Maj. McDowell
National Monthly
History of La Grippe Epidemics and Spread
The article traces grip disease origins in England in 1173 and notes over 100 epidemics since. It cites its appearance in the United States in 1627 and spread across the western hemisphere, with a major outbreak starting in Bokhara in May 1889 and reaching the U.S. in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Western Hemisphere
Bokhara
American
N. ¥. Press
Advertised Letters at Sullivan Post Office March 9 1910
Unclaimed letters listed for two weeks before Dead Letter Office transfer. Ladies include Mrs Josie Bartlett Mrs S L Johnson Miss Mary Pierce and others. gents include Roy Bridgewater William Houldson Lewis Joslin Bennie Kennedy John Myers and more. Advertised letters must be requested by saying advertised. A A Holmis postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan, Ind
Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children Ad
To Mothers in This Town. Children who are delicate feverish and cross will get immediate relief from Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the stomach making a sickly child strong and healthy. A certain cure for worms. Sold by all druggists. 25c. Sample FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY. Seed Corn for Sale Reed's Yellow Dent Corn first premium at Sullivan County Farmers Institute. We make all our Harness from best Oak stock Campbell & Douthitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Five per cent money on improved farms
Advertisement for agricultural financing offering five percent interest on improved farms, provided through Hunt & Eaton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt & Eaton
West Bound No 21 No 33 11 12 a m
Transit timetable fragment shows east and west bound designations with route numbers and a time marker. The OCR reads No 21 No 33 and 11 12 a m for schedule reference.
Potts Estate Appointed Administratrix in Sullivan County
Notice from Sullivan Circuit Court that Sarah Potts is appointed administratrix of Henry Potts estate in Sullivan County Indiana. Attorneys Samuel Woodsmale and Silver Chaney listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Indiana
Sullivan County
Sullivan Circuit Court
John Kimberlin
Henry Potts
Sarah Potts
Samuel Woodsmale
Silver Chaney
Campbell and Douthitt Harness Makers Advertising
The advert showcases Campbell and Douthitt as skilled builders using advanced machinery to produce all their harness. It emphasizes high workmanship and comprehensive in-house production.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack” Morgan
Europe
Bae
John Law
Tom Lawson
Young’s
Alice
Fontune
Scott City
Homer Whittman
Hiram Drake
Fairbanks
William Skinner
Shelburn
Ward Hawkins
Sullivan
Eugene Ransford
Orlena Burge
Dugger
Little Park Lewis
Jessie Downes
Jasonville
Jennie Lewis
Homer Hamilton
Paxton Rratay
Chowning
Webwin
Wines
Jns. Anderson
Mr. Hyiatt
Benson Chapel
Moses Property
Nancy Pittman
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
John Reneau
P. T. Buskirk
Walter F. Wood
James Anderson
John W. Anderson
George W. Anderson
Walter G. Anderson
Alex. H. Dunnihue
Arthur E. Debaun
Dora M. Shipman
Alfred S. Shipman
John T
Will H. Hays
Sullivan Circuit
Alfreds. Shipman
State of Indiana
John T. and
Julian & Kokenge Co
Maxwell-Cowles Shoe CO
Campbell & Douthitt
Ghitdren Cr
Fletcher
Castoria
Indianapolis Southern
H. L. Stratton
Davis Hotel
Beef Trust
Sullivan County Loan and Trust Company
National Bank Building
Sullivan, Indiana
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