Sugar King Paid $25,000 to Remove Faithful Employee
In a revealing anecdote about Henry O. Havemeyer, the sugar magnate, a trusted worker who irked him was secretly bought out with a year's salary or more. Havemeyer later funded a new dry goods firm to hire the man, offering him a small partnership stake, and remarked it was worth the money to remove him from his sight. The story, recounted by Dr. L. P. Jones, portrays Havemeyer as controlling and calculating in handling an employee he found intolerable.
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Sugar King
Henry O. Havemeyer
Jona
Magor Trust
Hagemeyer
Havemeyer
Dr. Jones
Havemayer
T Stomly
Mr. Haemeyer
The
Sugar Trust
Mr. Havemeyer
Why Samuel Warren’s Son Refused to Write More Stories
An interview with Rev K Walpole Warren reveals why Samuel Warren did not follow up his success Ten Thousand a Year. His son recalls the author’s choice to remain a lawyer, rejecting repeated offers to publish new tales, and trusts the profession shaped his life.
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Samuel Warren
Roosevelt Plan That Failed Story from Washington Official
A former Washington official recalls a prewar plan attributed to Theodore Roosevelt to use Dewey to destroy the Spanish fleet and then hand the Philippines to Japan, blaming a hidden inner history that could reshape views of the war with Spain. The account cites Col. Roosevelt’s ally John R. Proctor and hints at sensational disclosures to come. The piece notes a revived suffrage movement led by Mrs. Clarence Mackay, cutting annual dues to two dollars to recruit more supporters for ballot rights and protections for women workers.
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Spain
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Strategu
Col. Roosevelt
John R. Proctor
United States Civil Service Commission
Roosevelt
Procter
Maine
Havana Harbor
Proctor
Atlantic
Dewey
Hong Kong
Manila
Formos
Japan
Philippines
Acton
HJ. Mawards
New York
Equal Suffragette Seciety
Clarence Mackay
Mackay
Morgan’s Rise as America’s Financial Master and Rail Architect
A profile of J. P. Morgan detailing his purchase of control of Hauitable Life, his status as the nation’s leading financier, and his dominant role in New York traction. It traces his Hartford birth on April 17, 1837, education, entry into banking, and key deals from 1871 to 1895 including European NY Central stock, government bonds, Northern Pacific funding, and rail reorganizations such as Reading, Baltimore and Ohio, Southern Railway, and Erie rehabilitation.
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Boston
Got-tingen
Germany
London
New York
Europe
New York Central
Commodore Vanderbilt
Northern Pacific
Pacific Coast
Reading Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Southern Railway
Richmond Terminal
Allied Lines
Erie Railway
Dolliver Attacks Insurgents In Chicago Speech
Senator Jonathan F. Dolliver of Iowa, a leading insurgent, harshly criticized the group in a speech at the Press Club in Chicago before Congress convened. He questioned unanimous action, praised Taft’s stance, and accused private interests of driving party harmony. Dolliver later visited the White House but left after a delay, suggesting changed views toward Taft’s attitude.
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Jonathan F. Dolliver
Iowa
Press Club
Chicago
Congress
Dolliver
Onty
Washington
White House
Taft
Carpenter
Edward Out-Of-Doors King Celebrates Sixty-Eighth Birthday
Edward, King of the United Kingdom, is celebrated as an energetic outdoorsman who favors rain gear over umbrellas. He enjoys croquet, yachting, and motor travel, often on a royal yacht or in carriages. He tours abroad widely, manages a sporting estate with a strict rule set, and remains an accomplished marksman.
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Mfe
Solent
Girgend
Pompeii
Malta
Duke of Connaught
Jackson
Money as Senate Leader Highlights Mississippi's Hernando de Soto Money
The article discusses Hernando de Soto Money of Mississippi as the new Senate minority leader amid a body filled with wealthy members. It traces his career from Congress, noting his flat election in 1875 and service in the House and Senate before taking the leadership role, while contrasting with other prominent senators and earlier leaders.
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United States
Senate
Hernando de Soto Money
Mississippi
Jefferson
Elkins
Guyvenheian
Depew
Culbeyson
Texas
Congress
Bailey
Senator Money
Money
Hoe Wan
Geilo
Ite
Buckeye Notes Confesses Slaying Friend in Sandusky
Frank Behah, 49, an Italian fisherman, confessed to shooting and killing Aosta Donia a week earlier after hours of interrogation by Chief of Police Webgates and Prosecuting Attorney Stephelms. The police say Primer, another Italian, promised $400 if Donia died to win Mrs. Donia, who had loved Primer. Behah cited unemployment and ten children in Italy as motives.
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Sandusky
Stephelms
Frank Behah
Aosta Donia
Henah
Jim Primer
Tony
Mra. Donia
Doma
Happinens
Benak
Italy
State Library In Demand Collected In Annual Report
Columbus Ohio. The annual report of the state board of library commissioners shows the past year was the most successful in state library history. The library added 7 745 volumes bringing total holdings to 134 948. There was wider use of the general library and stronger cooperation with schools and libraries. The traveling library department set new records though many requests could not be granted due to high demand.
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Columbus
State Board of Lbrary Commissioners
Wbrary
Lbrahin
State Breaks Own Laws
Columbus state institutions will be inspected this week by three deputies. Chief Inspector Kearns has not received complete reports. Many institutions are known to need fire prevention and safety devices due to lack of funding and delayed action by the legislature.
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Columbus
Kearns
Train Kills Two Girls in Uhrichsville Ohio
Mary Whitehouse and Mary Collett both about 14 were instantly killed by Pan Handle mail train No. 11 at the station. Collett was bound for Gnadenhutten on train No. 3 and was seen off by Whitehouse and Woodrow. No. 11, late, shared a line with No. 3 and a crowd misjudged it as the passenger train.
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Uhrichsville
Mary Whitehouse
Mary Collet
Pan
Collett
Gnadenhutten
Mary Woodrow
Death in a Rough Firearm Accident at Lancaster
Columbus patrolman William Osborn was accidentally shot and killed in the county treasurer's office at Lancaster while colleagues moved a shotgun. Osborn passed a table as a gun discharged, fatally wounding him before medical help arrived. A second item reports Toledo attorney Charles A. Thatcher seeking reinstatement after disbarment, citing mental and physical stress from the proceedings.
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Columbus, O
William Osborn
Lancaster
Osborn
Inter Spnetal
Speertky
Cabora
Columbus
Charles A. Thatcher
Toledo
Supreme Court
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