How Vanderlip Began as a Reporter and Rose in Life
A Chicago reporter named Frank Vanderlip seized a career turning moment amid the traction wars led by Charles T. Yerkes. He attended the stockholders meeting, copied Yerkes's tariff of finances, and published the pivotal line about passengers funding operations while strap hangers pay dividends, earning a raise and promotion.
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Vanderlip
Chicago
Charles T. Yerkes
Delusional Sword Trick In Barracks Ends With Joke
A London Graphic anecdote recounts a colonel who sees a captain without a sword yet discovers the officer theatrically loaning and returning a blade. The ruse repeats as the captain reappears with a sword, while the commander frets memory lapses and jokes about the weapon. His wife concedes a sword exists, a misperception met with humor.
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Martinet
London Graphic
What Shall We Do With Our Surplus
Ellis H. Roberts argues a Treasury surplus approaching 8100,000,000 should be cut down rather than spent. He endorses a flat reduction of all collections to provide immediate relief, arguing producers and consumers gain and the citizen holds his own resources for investment.
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United States Treasury
Sahara
Professor. McPherson
America
Jamestown
Kentucky
Sangwer
Auying
Bill
Everseon
Emerson
Emersonb
Fearless novice tamer tops lions with bold act
A Washington Star tale recalls a Kentucky circus incident where a rawboned young worker named Bill calmly led a fearsome lion by a rope to a post. The trainer credited a risky display with launching Bill as a renowned lion tamer.
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Ellierson
Bill
Washington Star
Widow Seeks Fourth Share in Testate Husband's Estate
Dialog from Town and Country underscores a probate dispute as a widow claims a fourth share while noting her husband’s untested will leaves her a third. A companion comments she expects a larger portion despite the deceased’s prior estate plans.
Penguins Fight for Mates in Comical Boxing Battles
The article describes penguin mating behavior and male combat as a boxing-like contest fought on chosen grounds. Fights feature neck grips and rapid wing blows, leaving feathers and a hard but nonfatal struggle. penguins’ thick blubber and tough skin protect them as they vie for a mate, with the outcome favoring the stronger bird.
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New York Tribune
PITH AND POINT. A cynical take on credit and sympathy
A Rushison Glebe excerpt notes that cash often beats credit, mocking disliked people, doubting promises, and suggesting aging makes life feel like a dentist visit. It states sympathy is often wasted or counterfeit, exaggerating its value in daily interactions.
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Rtchison Glebe
Probate Notice in Diller Estate Seeks Admin
State of Nebraska Jefferson County notices petition by Anna C. Diller for administration of Fred A. Diller estate to Auba C. Diller. Hearing set for December 9 1907 at 1 PM in county court Fairbury. Notice to interested parties by publication for three weeks in Diller Recompa weekly.
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Jefferson County
Fred—A. Diller
Anna C. Diller
Auba C. Diller
Walter
Fairbury
Diller Recomp
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