Battle of Bankers Looms in Wall Street Power Clash
In New York a finance battle looms as challengers led by Winthrop W. Aldrich push plans to sever deposit and investment banking. They seek to curb J P Morgan & Co and other private banks by ending private deposits and bank director roles, reshaping control over the city’s commercial banking system.
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New York
Wall Street
House of Morgan
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Chase National
Rockefeller industrial-Gwenda
Morgans
Morgan
Senate
J. P. Morgan & Co
Aldrich
Morgan & Co
United States Steel Corporation
Guaranty Trust Compary
Bankers’ Trust Company
First National
Detective's Son Bags Two Thieves In Theater Lobby
In Alabama, four-year-old Dan Bodecker Jr. watched his father guard a jewelry display in a theater lobby. When the boy wandered to a parked car with two strangers inside, he alerted his detective father who then turned the suspects over to police.
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Ala
Dan Bodecker, Jr
Dan Bodecker
The
Bodecker National Detective Agency
Young Dan
Hunt for Gold in Old Mining Camps Helena Mount
The search for gold draws prospectors to Montana’s historic camps. The Dexter lode, surveyed in 1888, has spurred extensive prospecting along with other abandoned camps. Gold seekers pursue trails through the old mining districts.
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Helena
Mount
Montana
Dexter Lode
Uwese
Rockefellers and Morgans in Turbulent Financial Era
The article notes Chase National Bank assets about 15 million with deposits around 1.468 million as of year end. It discusses Rockefellers' wealth and Standard Oil holdings and Morgan stock declines amid two years of market retreat. It mentions Winthrop Aldrich and relations to Nelson W. Aldrich and John D. Rockefeller Jr. in elite finance circles.
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Chase National Bank
Wall Street
Winthrop Aldrich
America
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Slump Brings Out Rare Pennies in New York Amateur Find
Unemployed workers in New York, aided by two cashiers, collect pennies from a local relief effort. They catalog over 400 coins, including two exceptional items: a 1863 imitation penny and an Indian head penny with altered back reading Not One Cent, and a second Indian head penny with a Chinese mandarin motif and the words So Long.
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New York
W. T. Dudley
Francis Pirie
Next War Forecast by Gen Sir Ian Hamilton
Gen Sir Ian Hamilton warned British veterans that a future war could end quickly if disarmament fails. He predicted mass mechanized forces clashing under sea air and land, with tanks and airplanes decimating infantry, followed by civilian attacks, and urged firm League of Nations inspections to avert war.
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London
Ian Hamilton
British Legion
Drew
Jacquerie
League of Nations
Reflections on Geography Society and Human Nature
An essayist muses on Hendrik Van Loon's geography and America's favorable natural arrangement. He argues thrift and education drive progress, compares intelligence to fox cunning, and notes gender judgments while praising maternal influence and human improvement across history.
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Hendrik van Loon
Commissioners Bridge
America
Front Porch Social custom Declines in Modern Life
A nostalgic note on front porch visiting fading as metor car tard surface hichwar development and clubs replace it. Meredith Nicholson called porch talks culturally important for individuals and communities and urged revival. Ad text and stray quotes from Pathfinder Magazine conclude the vignette.
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Paris
Meredith Nicholson
Ohio
State Journal
Judgment Shapes Taste Beyond Pure Intellect
A concise motto argues that taste arises from judgment rather than intellect alone, implying practice and discernment build refined opinions and aesthetic sense. It suggests practical wisdom over theoretical reasoning guides refined preference.
300 Percent Profit Scheme Targeting Home Buyers
Enid Oklahoma advertises a glutex factory scheme promising 300 percent profit through house to house agents and a 3K sale premium with a free sample. The terse notice urges participation and highlights the Enid factory location.
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Glutex
ENID
OKLA
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