Big Men of Today Twenty Five Years Ago Revealed
John Walker Harrington writes on what American captains of finance and industry did a quarter century ago. Henry Ford was a mechanic in Detroit. William Wallace Atterbury rose from a shop apprentice to railroad leadership. Hoover pursued mining and aid to Belgium. Dan Guggenheim and family built the copper empire. John Hays Hammond faced a death sentence in South Africa. Colonel Gaston steered Boston street railways toward banking prominence.
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Ford
Lamont and
Vanderlip
Hoover
Steinmetz
John Hays Hammond
South Africa
America
John Walker Harrington
New York Herald
William Wallace Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
France
Altoona
Henry Ford
Detroit
Edison
William A. Gaston
Shawmut National Bank of
Boston
Gaston
Daniel Gruggenheim
Guggenheims
United States
Meyer Guggenheim
Switzerland
Philadelphia
Leadville
Daniel_ or
Dan
M. Guggenheim & Sons
American Smelting and Refining Company
John Hayes Hammond
Dom Paul
Jamieson
Mr. Hammond
Rand
Barney Barnato
Cecil Rhodes
Empire Builder
Reform Party
Lamont Returns to Newsroom as Evening Post Owner
The article traces Thomas W. Lamont’s career from a New York Tribune reporter to secretary at Bankers Trust, then partner at J. P. Morgan & Co. and his return to journalism by purchasing the New York Evening Post. It also recounts Julius Rosenwald’s rise from station agent to Sears, Roebuck & Co president, building a vast mail order empire with Roebuck.
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Thomas W. Lamont
New York Tribune
Bankers Trust Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
Lamont
New York Evening Post
Julius Rosenwald
Sears
Roebuck
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Chicago
Rosenwald
Early rise of Schwab Shedd and Steinmetz in industrial era
Charles M. Schwab rose from stagecoach driver to general manager at Edgar Thompson Steel Works and Bethlehem Steel chairman. John G. Shedd leapt from humble start to head a Marshall Field department store and long directing role. Charles Proteus Steinmetz began his career as a GE consulting engineer twenty five years ago, marking notable industrial progress.
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Charles M. Schwab
Edgar Thompson Steel Works
Bill
Steel Works
Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
John G. Shedd
Fifty
Marshall Field & Co
Marshall Field
Sir Hubert
Shedd
Chicago
Prince
New Hampshire
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
General Electric Company
Schen
Steinmetz Life of a Master of Science in Industry
The article profiles Charles Proteus Steinmetz born in Breslau and educated in Zurich who built a career as a consulting engineer and professor at Union College. It highlights his relentless pursuit of applying science to industry, his frail health yet powerful intellect, and his extensive investigations in physics chemistry and mathematics.
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Ectady
Breslau
Germany
Zurich
Switzerland
Steinmetz
Union College
Vanderbilt's College Graduation and Mechanical Pursuits
Cornelius Vanderbilt graduated from Yale in 1895, the same year Herbert Hoover earned his diploma. The elder son received 1 million dollars after primogeniture practices influenced his path, prompting him to focus on invention and steam locomotive improvements. A later family division increased his share, shifting interest toward finance over engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Herbert C. Hoover
Mr. Vanderbilt
Yale
Vanderlip’s Rise from Reporter to Banking Leader
Frank A. Vanderlip, recently retiring president of National City Bank, began as a Chicago Tribune reporter and rose to financial editor. He later wrote for the Economist and gained the confidence of banking leaders, drafting statements printed by papers during Chicago’s financial distress.
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Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
Chicago Tribune
The
Economist
Cook County
Chicago
Vanderlip
Lyman J. Gage
Mr. Gage
From $3 a Week to Million Dollar Salary
The piece traces the rise of Thomas E. Wilson from an office boy at Morris & Co. to head of a Chicago packing house, noting his early government service, subsequent Wall Street usefulness, and swift ascent through Sulzberger to a million dollar annual salary.
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The
Treasury
Treasury Department
Wall Street
Thomas E. Wilson
Chicago
Morris & Co. Packers
Sulzberger
Woman Scalded Scalp Torn From Power Washer
Details reach Farragut of Mrs. Lee Dickinson formerly Miss Griffin of Sheridan Wyoming where a power washing machine tore scalp and skin from just above the eyebrows to the shoulders. After release she walked to an auto as her husband called a surgeon to meet them at the Sheridan hospital where 100 stitches were required. She remains in serious condition but is believed to recover.
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Farragut
Lee Dickinson
Miss Griffin
Sheridan
Wyo
Dickinson
Iowa Men Robbed in Chicago Hold Up
Two wealthy Iowa farmers visiting Chicago were held up by five men early today and robbed of $300 in cash a negotiable check for $1400 and their new automobile. The victims were L. E. Chapman of Spirit Lake and C. V. Chapman of Jefferson. C. V. Chapman saved $200 in his shoe.
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Chicago
Iowa
L. E. Chapman
Spirit Lake
C. V. Chapmen
Jefferson, Brothers
V. Chapman
Iowa Blue Sky Law Aims to Protect Investors
Des Moines reports show the blue sky law, effective July 4 1921, guards Iowa investors by requiring licensing and scrutiny of stock promotions. Major Ross notes 53 companies filed affidavits claiming no promotion expenses, while bonds attract more licenses and only six foreign firms sell stock. The law appears to curb promotion waste and reassure legitimate businesses.
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Des Moines
Thirty-ninth General Assembly
Iowa
Maj. L. D. Ross
Blue Sky Department
Secretary of State
Ross
Major Ross
Letter Q From French Origin Defined
The letter Q traces its name to the French term quene meaning tail or fetter with a tail. The origin ties to Latin and medieval scripts where the letter carried a distinctive tail feature.
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Quene
Robb to Retire as Urbandale Church Chaplain
Des Moines reports Chaplain W. F. Robb will retire October 1 from the Urbandale Federated Church after serving as active pastor. He will be succeeded by Rev. H Norton of Sandwich Illinois. Robb cites ministry duties and sheriff commitments as reasons for stepping back. The cornerstone laying for Urbandale Community Church No. 2 occurred Sunday with Rev Lamb presiding. basement completed and projected spending of $25,000 for the new building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. FE. Robb
Urbandale Federeated Church
H. Norton
Sandwitch, Il
Robb
H. As ‘Lamb
Adbandale Community Church No. 2
Germany Losing in Struggle for Trade
Secretary Hoover said German foreign trade shows signs of weakness as Germany struggles to meet demand. Despite reports of activity, Germany cannot produce prewar quality goods and faces delivery shortfalls, including a large steel contract in Argentina that could not be fulfilled.
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Washington
Hoover
Commerce Department
Argentina
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Herbert C.hoover
Leland Stanford, Jr
University of California
China
Great East
Antipodes
Belgium
Europe
C. M. & F. Clothing Co
Ors
Urbandale Church
Prest O.lite Battery
Mannhardt Brothers
West Second St
Washington, Iowa
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