HGH PRIEST OF THE GOLDEN CALF
James A. Edgerton profiles Charles W. Morse a banker convicted in the 1907 panic, sentenced to fifteen years, who ran a vast empire from jail and while on bail. The piece details Morse’s rise from Maine candy butcher to Wall Street power, his scandals, ships and banks, and the debate over guilt versus systemic blame.
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James A. Edgerton
United States
Charles W. Morse
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Morse
United States Circuit Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Taft
Federal
Allanta
Wall Street
Rocke- Meller
Han Street
Atlanta
Tlemmon
Inner Drag Co
Thomas
Maine
New York
Charles Wyman Morse
Knickerbocker Trust
Heinze
Barney
Thomases
England
Marse
Kennebec
Bowdoin
Centrol
New York City
Mile a Minute Slow in Juvisy Flying Race
In Juvisy France the aviation meeting featured a slow race over a six kilometer course. Paulhan completed the distance in 6 minutes to seconds at about a mile per minute, then continued for sixteen laps totaling 32 minutes.
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Juvisy
France
Paulhan
New Rat Trap Uses Air Drawn by Electric Feed Light
A new rat trap lures rats with an enticing feed display that attracts them into a chamber. Once inside they cannot escape as an electric current is activated, destroying the pests in about fifty to sixty seconds.
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Kim
The Great John Ganton at the Graham
The Great John Ganton appears at the Graham after a New York run praised as America’s greatest character play. Prices range from 25 cents to $1.50 with curtain at 8 15 and new acts featuring moving pictures and songs on Oct 26 27.
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John Ganton
Shuberts
Lyric Theatre
New York
America
Graham
Ole Theobaldi
Ole Bull
Caspar de Salo
Norwoje Wremje
Petersburg
Russia
Theobaldi
Paganini
Chicago Record Herald
Chicago
Music Hall
Remenyi
Washington Specials Lose to Heavier Winfield Team
The Washington Specials football team fell 7 to 0 at Winfield on Saturday. Winfield's larger lineup averaged 170 pounds to Washington's 144, with a first half safety and second half touchdown but no successful kick.
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Washington Specials
Winfield
Washington Boys
Hout
F. B
Waters
Fetters
RK. G
Elwell
R. E
Davis
R. T
Knauss
Barrows
L. G
Johnson
L. E
Fulton
L. T
Bickford C
Shanafelt
Q. B. Jones
Haney
Washington
Lee Arthand
Captain Wilson’s Kansas trip ends with hog-car wreck
Capt W A Wilson returned Sunday morning from Coffee County Kansas where he managed the big farm and supervised crib and shed construction. En route home his train collided with a hog car at Chilili cothe Missouri fire line accident.
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W. A. Wilson
Coffee County
Kansas
Chililicothe
Train Collision Kills Hogs. No Injuries Reported
A train struck a car stock train killing many hogs and badly damaging the engine. No passengers or the engineer were hurt. Mr Wilsor notes the excitement on the train was great and praises the ladies for their cool heads as the shock sent passengers reeling.
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Wilsor
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Morgan
Rockefeller
Harriman
Iceman
League of Greed
van Wuyck
Tammany
Dodge-Morse
Clemence
Cowles Dodge
Dodge
Mexico
Texas
Abe Slummel
Blackwell's Island
Best
Coastwise Steamship Trust
Hudson River
Providence
Atlantic Seaboard
Tne
Chis Ur Moran
Li Falav
Rene
Tammany Hall
van Wyck
Carroll
Satan
M. Oster
Lady Minstrel Company
Unite
Martin Swift
Wain Barn
Henry Witting
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Presid
Graham Theatre
Srasraan
the Lywrie Theatre
New
Rasad Tree
Pricsilnt
John
J. Hartley
Arthur J
Ga Great Scenic
Lemma
Priges
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