Uncle Sage: Wall Street Magnate Celebrates 55th Birthday
The aging financier Russell Sage, famed for vast wealth and sharp finance acumen, marks his 55th birthday and sixty years in money markets. He urges young men to avoid stock gambling, invest in sound, well-secured stocks, and insists on strict security and prudent spending.
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Russell Sage
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Wall Street
Sage
Nassau Street
Norcross
Mr. Sage
Mr. Sage cm
Manhattan
The Hermit of Medicon County Miss Kizzie Keeps Four Decades of Solitude
In North Carolina's mountains a lone woman named Miss Kizzie has lived apart in a Mule cabin for forty years. Neighbors leave simple gifts at her rock doorstep, and she spins wool by day, retreating to the cabin when movement or sound startles her. A horn-like growth behind her ear drives her from contact, shaping a life spent in isolation with only the passing gifts and sporadic sightings.
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Medicon County
North Carolina
Shere
Kizzie
Laurel
Sagacity of a Fox Fox Outwits Hunter on Susquehanna River
A hunter, Farmer Hudson of Ararat Pennsylvania, chased a red fox on a mountain above his farm. The fox jumped from a hill into the Susquehanna river, causing a boat to drift away with the fox aboard. Hudson found another boat, pushed it off, and pursued the fox downstream while the crafty animal rode the current in the first craft.
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Ararat
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Hudcon
Alfred Beit Richest Man After Rhodes Dictator’s Fall
Alfred Beit, son of a Hamburg Jew, rises as central figure in Rhodes interests. Once banker turned Kimberley mining magnate, his wealth from De Beers profits, Jules Porges & Co., and Bain ventures nears 130 million dollars. Beit’s reserved lifestyle, Park Lane home, and refined offices mark him as a leading, influential capitalist in post Rhodes South Africa.
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South Africa
Alfred Beit
Bishopgate Street
Kimberley
Rand
Rhodes
Alfred
Bell Pere
Devil John Rhodes
Bell
Barney Barnato
de Beers Company
de Beers
Jules Porges & Co
Wernher, Beit & Co
Johannesberg
Beit
Park Lane
London
Timber wealth creates modern town in Sweden
Wealth generated by timber in Sweden has built a generation of trees valued at 5 750 000 pounds and through replanting yields similar yearly income. The growth has brought money for roads telephones and schools, enabling many public services and facilities for residents. A weapon cleaning treat is priced at 56 cantw fo hams per person, with expected yearly gains.
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Orua
Sweden
Polly Commands as Parrot Plays Prank in Columbus Home
In the Ohio State Journal a tale tells of Mrs A visiting Mrs B at her Columbus home. Polly the parrot, in Mrs B s living room, warned drop it and caused a vase to smash. Mrs A fled blame as Polly declared You're it You re it You re it.
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Ohio State Journal
Mrs. A
Polly
Ars. A
Mrs. B
Maniacal Ribbon Theft Shocks Paris Crowd
A wealthy old Frenchman is arrested after cutting ribbons from a reticule and denying theft while cameras displayed the Transvaal war. Police found vast ribbons at his home, including faded pieces, leading to questions about his compulsion. He paid for the damaged reticule and was released.
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Transvaal
Paris
Commissaire de Police
Trains Return To Court Attire At Buckingham Palace
King Edward and Queen Alexandra hosted a third Buckingham Palace event where only court trains were worn by ladies who presented them. The fashion dispute over trains at court sparked London society debate, with dressmakers succeeding in reversing the initial abolition order.
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Queen Alexandra
Buckingham Palace
London
Miss Astor’s Choice Amid Yachting Society Intrigue
Fragmented text describes Miss Astor daughter of William Waldorf Astor under patronage of the Countess of Selkirk and Princess Sophia, with discussion of romantic matches, social duties, and caution against dangers. Mentions Ming Astor, Ancaster, the Ancasters, and a speculative note on safety without detailing a clear event or outcome.
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Miss Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Countess of
Selkirk
Sophia
Dhaleep Singh
Great Britain
Ming Astor
Exposes imposture on traveling library scheme
Herbert Putnam of the Library of Congress warns the public against an agent named E Stewart promoting a traveling library claimed to be a free branch of the library. He notes no legitimate authority or staff such as F E Brewert on the rolls and cautions readers about false claims.
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Hetty Green
Chicago
Orden
Herselt
Jer Pame
Herbert Putnam
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Washington
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Ay Westnere
Fragmented Quotes and Notices From Society Pages
A jumbled collection of short quotes and notices references emotional conversations, an onstage heckle, a patient’s whooping cough, and a medical advertisement. It cites Mrs Jones bidding farewell, a Brooklyn Life blurb about saving two from death, and remarks on remedies amid medical ads and a pill distribution note.
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