Twilight of Wall Street Sees Brokers Falter and Public Apathy
A lengthy column laments the decline of the great market manipulators and the sterile, clubby atmosphere on the New York Stock Exchange. It recalls Jay Gould, Jim Fiske, Jay Harriman, and John W. Gates, noting bets now happen in secret and brokers face dull days as public interest fades.
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Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Jay d
H. Harriman
Keene
A Gates
David Lamar
Jay Gould
Jim Fiske
Harriman
John W. Gates
James R. Keene
Stock Exchange
Bill Sulzer
New York Stock Exchange Faces Hard Times and Reforms
The Exchange endures its worst day since 1888 with 68 000 shares and 818 bonds traded. Analysts note 1 100 members each earning about 1.40 daily if commissions are shared, highlighting rising failures and reorganization. The floor resembles a clubroom, overshadowing needs for a public auction and streamlined trading systems.
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Exchange
Old romance ends with death of Troy boiler magnate
Thomas Sutherland of Troy dies in Centre Moriches after quietly marrying his former sweetheart Mrs. Sarah E. Murray, 65, who inherited wealth from her first husband. The couple wed weeks ago after a long history as sweethearts with Sutherland leaving a will largely to his bride. The ceremony was conducted by the Very Rev James J Cronin in Patchogue and Sutherland was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Moriches
L. 1
Thomas
Sutherland
Troy
Sarah E. Murray
John E. Murray
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Woodlawn
James J. Cronin
Patchogue
Rutherland
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Southerland
John B. Murray
Southland
Centre Moriches
Southerland
Manhattan
Kicking Hogs Turns Into Narrow Escape in Maysville
In Maysville Missouri on December 6 W Lytle tried kicking hogs but a hog snapped shut its jaws trapping his foot. The incident ended without serious injury as bystanders intervened and the animal was pulled away. The reporter notes the oddity of ways to get into newspapers and the humorous danger in farm life.
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Maysville
Lytle
Lytie
Queens County Jail Condemned as Fire Trap and Health Menace
The Queens County grand jury presented a scathing report calling the old jail a fire trap and danger to health of inmates and guards. It notes the building endangers over two hundred lives if a fire breaks out and records that the prison has been transferred from county to the department of corrections.
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New York
Queens County
Queens County Grand Jury
Bert Humphreys
Department of Corrections
Quick wits save two women from rattlesnake nest near Grover
Mrs H B Powell and Mrs Clara Shields escaped death when a rattlesnake nest on a prairie trail confronted them. Powell stunned seven snakes with a buggy whip while Shields crushed heads with her heels. Commissioner Whit ney oversees their recovery and district attorney Smith will present the matter to Mayor Kline and Whit ney for remedial action. The report also notes old Queens jail additions followed by a prisoner escape of ten.
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Grover
Col
H. B. Powell
Clara Shields
Patrick A. Whitney
Matthew J. Smith
Kline
Whitney
Smith
Queens County Board of Supervisors
Silence Saves Ex Husband in Lacrosse Case
A divorced woman in Lacrosse Wisconsin avoided further danger as authorities dismissed a case alleging attempted murder connected to her former husband. Mrs Gillis, wounded in the incident, remains alive and is expected to recover while prosecutors pursued no further action.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Henry Wen
Gillis
Rey
Town Seeks Cupid to Unite Ailing Village
In Findlay Ohio on December 6 a small village in Seneca County with about five hundred residents seeks a matchmaker. The community counts fifty widows owning homes fourteen bachelors twenty widowers and many single women hoping for marriages to help settle the town.
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Findlay
Ohio
Seneca County
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
A vintage advertisement proclaims the Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder issues for men and women and bladder problems in children. It claims to regulate urinary troubles and offers testimonials by W. Hall of 2926 Olive Street with a druggist-availability note.
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Texas
W. Hall
Olive Street
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